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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 08:32 AM
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hey i see some of you on here are using electric fan..what are you using or should say what are you get them out of?? ebay?? do you hook them up to a manual switch?? thanks
 
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 09:09 AM
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Well not on my truck, but on my 87 cutlass I'm running a Lincoln Mark VIII fan through an 80 amp relay to a switch. At some point I may buy a thermostatic switch though and wire it to that. The thermostatic switch is settable to a temperature, you put it though the fins in the radiator and it senses when to turn on and off.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 12:02 PM
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Check the FAQ2 in this section. (Just a few posts above this one) We got lots of threads in there.

I used universal fans in the past. Right now I'm using a Ford Taurus fan.
See my threads below.

Electric Fans
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There is not a direct bolt in kit. The best choices are 90-95 Ford Taurus and Lincoln Mark VIII with the 3.8 litre engine. It has 2 settings, Low 2500CFM Hight 4500CFM. Or Get a dual fan unit from a Ford Contour/Mercury Mystique. or the dual fan from a 98-03 Intrepid. I think you can also use a dual fan unit out of an early/mid 90s Camaro. You may need to make custom mounts. You can also go to most parts stores or www.summitracing.com and buy universal fans, check www.ebay.com too.
Here is mine: https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...n-install.html
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...onversion.html
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/934901-post2.html
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...n-install.html
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...n-install.html
Here is a good post with a good fan shroud built in. https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...om-shroud.html
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...3-8l-efan.html
Here are a few articles
http://www.customclassictrucks.com/t...ods/index.html
http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/howto/4572/index.html
http://www.customclassictrucks.com/t...all/index.html
http://www.mustangmonthly.com/howto/11879/index.html
 
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