I picked up a fan from ebay i think for 40$ 14inch i want to wire it in but I would like to use a fan temp switch .
My question is im guessing this truck does not have one because its a manual fan .

What temp is the fan supposed to come on at and do u know a vehicle that has a temp switch taht turns on at the same temp?


I have no problem welding it in .I dont wanna deal with probes and stuff i want it to be a clean install.

Thanks

 

I've been wondering about the fan in my Dakota for a while. Do the stock fans run all the time? It is always on when I first start the truck (even in the cold). If the fan runs all the time, that would be a lot of unnecessary parasitic drag on the engine and replacing with an electric fan might help improve performance.

I was also wondering if the stock fan being on all the time contributes to the truck taking a long time to warm up (15-20min). Keep us posted... I'd like to know how difficult this job turns out to be.

 

i have a clutch fan so its spining the assembly all the time.
Its easy to wire there is a diagram on this site
http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/efaninstall.htm

look at the first diagram The only thing i dont know is the temp switch I need to know what car to get the temp switch which would open at the right tempreture i dont even know what temp its supposed to open up at thats my problem.the thermostat opens at 180 so im guessing some where around 200 im guessing the switch should complete the circuit

any help would be appreciated.

 

After some engine work, I installed an electric fan in my '95 with a thermostat kit from Summit Racing. As it turned out, Summit has two (2) kits: one which plumbs directly into the engine coolant (and therefore requires the sensor to be screwed into the intake manifold) or another which is inserted into the fins of the radiator, front to back, and is wired directly to the electric fan. One of the tech guys at Summit said that the radiator sensor is just as reliable as the water jacket type and costs about the same. It is unlikely that any engine has a "spare" opening into the water jacket, which makes the radiator type ideal.

Mine is set to go on at 185 deg. and off at 175 with a 180 t-stat. As of yet, it has not come on at all. My engine also had the fluid coupled fan, run by the engine, and for me the constant roar of the fan was objectionable.

One more note. When installing a large electric fan and the mechanical fan is removed (but not the pulley into which it is screwed) care has to be used that the pulley does not come into contact with the fan's motor bothwhen the engine is and is not under load.