Mean Green,

How's the install going? Pictures and updates?

Hope all is well.

IndyDurango

 

No time as of right now, I want to get some work done with it on weds. after I hopefully get good news about the t-case. If nothing else like I said I'm going to install a switch. On the bright side I only went a little over 195 on the trail and it was while in 4low with a steep incline. Nothing a 180* t-stat won't fix. I'll get pics when I'm done messing with it.

 

Well I ended up installing a switch for the fan. It looks pretty clean but wasn't my first choice. I'll take some pics later since I am pretty much done. I just need to mount the controller (what a waste of money) and clean up the wiring.

 

Here's a few pics

 

I figured I should install some electric fans with my 5.9 engine swap. How many CFM's of air would I need to cool the engine without any problems?

 

Mine cools pretty well. My only gripe is it goes a few degrees over 195 when running the a/c and it went slightly over when offroading through one nasty uphill stretch. A lower temp t-stat (I'm running a 195 now)and fabbing up a shroud would fix this, no problem.

 

Were you not able to keep the original shroud/coolant tank? I have yet to install my fan.....still sitting on the work bench until I can find time to install it...

 

I was able to use the OEM overflow. I just had to trim the top corners a little but it fits very well. The problem is that it has a gap between it and the radiator and I'm sure it is sucking air from around the edges instead of through the radiator. I'm just trying to hink of a way to fab up some shrouding. As for the bottom shrod it wouldn't help in my app so I set it to the side if I ever want to go back to OEM.

 

I was going to install electric fans in my D last year and I remember finding some company online that would build a shroud to the specs of your radiator/fan setup. I looked for it today and found nothing. I could use my stock shroud but I want a lower profile one so it's easier to work on the engine. Do you think a 3,000cfm electric fan/180 t-statis good enough?

 

Sounds a little slow. I know the fan I'm using pulls almost 5000 and I'm probably getting 3/4's of that through the radiator right now. Go to a pick-n-pull and get an e-fan like this it works great and I've been a good guinea pig. [&:]