Some time ago, we went 'round & 'round on an overheat problem where I was pretty chastised (that's OK!) for remarking about my disdain for electric fans. "Why does everybody use them, then?" Well, just because everybody uses some technique doesn't make it invariably superior. One member mentioned he recalled the SN95 being an involved retrofit to a mechanical fan. I mentioned my '94 temp. fluctuating up and down constantly, which brought quite a few suggestions of something amiss. I pointed out that the Owner's Manual states the temp. gauge fluctuating is normal! They must have foreseen..........
Anyway, I bought a Fox fan and clutch, made up the adaptor to mount it on the SN95 water pump, which has a larger pilot and bolt spacing, yanked out the ridiculous "catch bottle" Ford used (almost 2 feet high!), fan, big bracket, CCRM relocated to fender apron by MAF, and moved the Freon hose out of the way by fabricating a bracket.
Here's the adaptor/spacer being made up:
The electric fan and catch bottle:
The big plastic huffer in place:
The new, smaller catch bottle tucked in front of the radiator. These SN95s have absolutely no room to mount anything the size of a half-gallon milk container!
Will I need a shroud? Drove it today to the P.O., 6 mile trip, 108 degrees out, gauge held quite steady at about 1/4 of the distance through the "normal" markings. Left it idling with AC on about 20 minutes after eng. had gotten hot, no change in gauge reading. 'Course, around here it gets over 120 degrees sometimes.....
So, we'll see! imp
Anyway, I bought a Fox fan and clutch, made up the adaptor to mount it on the SN95 water pump, which has a larger pilot and bolt spacing, yanked out the ridiculous "catch bottle" Ford used (almost 2 feet high!), fan, big bracket, CCRM relocated to fender apron by MAF, and moved the Freon hose out of the way by fabricating a bracket.
Here's the adaptor/spacer being made up:
The electric fan and catch bottle:
The big plastic huffer in place:
The new, smaller catch bottle tucked in front of the radiator. These SN95s have absolutely no room to mount anything the size of a half-gallon milk container!
Will I need a shroud? Drove it today to the P.O., 6 mile trip, 108 degrees out, gauge held quite steady at about 1/4 of the distance through the "normal" markings. Left it idling with AC on about 20 minutes after eng. had gotten hot, no change in gauge reading. 'Course, around here it gets over 120 degrees sometimes.....
So, we'll see! imp