rthomas
Registered User
after reading about all the electric fan talk in the psd forums i had to try it in the idi, mostly because the fanclutch is very slow to disengage and loud.
first, just to see what would happen i drove around for a few days without a fan, didnt miss it at all- faster warmups, quiet, temp a lot closer to tstat levels but wouldnt go above even when sitting in heavey traffic. next i went and bought a aftermarket fan controller and a fan from a ford taurus, i opted to try a single but may doubleup in the summer. installing was easey, once the old shroud was out i figured out where i wanted it, i opted for the pass. side just because thats where the trans cooler is. i had to trim the taurus shroud to make it sit flat to the radiator and to clear the water pump pully. i used a tranny cooler mounting kit to mount the fan to the radiator, i was going to make brackets that mounted in the old shroud holes but this was too easey. i mounted the control unit to one of the radiator lifting eyes and wired it in, i also wired in a toggle control to the dash for cool downs or whatever. the test was a 200 mi. rt with the car trailer and a car on it one way, the fan (set at 205) didnt come on at all and the temps didnt get past 195 even when i was trying. for now it seems to work, warmer weather??
first, just to see what would happen i drove around for a few days without a fan, didnt miss it at all- faster warmups, quiet, temp a lot closer to tstat levels but wouldnt go above even when sitting in heavey traffic. next i went and bought a aftermarket fan controller and a fan from a ford taurus, i opted to try a single but may doubleup in the summer. installing was easey, once the old shroud was out i figured out where i wanted it, i opted for the pass. side just because thats where the trans cooler is. i had to trim the taurus shroud to make it sit flat to the radiator and to clear the water pump pully. i used a tranny cooler mounting kit to mount the fan to the radiator, i was going to make brackets that mounted in the old shroud holes but this was too easey. i mounted the control unit to one of the radiator lifting eyes and wired it in, i also wired in a toggle control to the dash for cool downs or whatever. the test was a 200 mi. rt with the car trailer and a car on it one way, the fan (set at 205) didnt come on at all and the temps didnt get past 195 even when i was trying. for now it seems to work, warmer weather??
