my wife drives a 98 4 cyl, 5 speed, it has a single fan with a metal shroud. Time for a new fan motor
All of the local parts houses say that doesn't exist. Anyone on forums have an idea about a crossover? Neon, caravan, stratus or older Dakota?
thanks in advance for the input

 

Alot of us use Lincoln Mark8 or Taurus fans. Takes a little touching up and fabrication to mount, but it's pretty much the exact same size and flows gobs of air. My truck (V6) runs between 177 and 183-185 depending on how hot the oven is up at this end of the state.

Can't help you with the OE elec fan.

 

Yes after 2000 they changed a lot on the 2.5 engine Dakota they changed the efan look on http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php?carcode=1314413 you will need to mod the fan shroud completely for it to fit my understanding is it is a direct fit and the electronic connection is the same.

A pic of a 2000 with the newer fan on a 2.5

 

Don't worry about the 2000 and up big plastic fan shroud... not needed a friend removed all that and it never over heats he says and he lives in a hot area.

All you should need is to mod a mounting for the newer fan as the 2.5 was only efan cooled so no need for relays and all that its already set up for an efan just swap fans.

So you know on the 2000 and up Dakotas they moved the radiator to the front of the crossmember to explain this better look were its mounted now but it was moved on the other side of were its now mounted sounds weird but that's what they did.

How the 1999 and older 2.5 looks



The 2000 and up rad mounting very different




Check this link out regarding making some of these changes LINK

 

that top one looks VERY much like a VW Scirroco radiator fan and motor. Dad sold ours, else I could measure and see if it is the same motor or not.

 

98DAKAZ and magnethead, Its sooo comforting to come on here and get friendly advice.
Not bs-ing ,thanks. (wipes single warm tear away and smiles to himself). Anyway, grunt grunt.

those picks look good. Did Dodge forget about the rest of the Rad.? I thought that was odd. If you have a link to the FSM for this puppy handy you wont need to help me with this next question.
Amp size and location of the relaY powering the fan. ? I know cooling fans pull huge juice.? I want the best replacement . Do IT good once. (works with the ladies)

Is that your truck? Is it a 14 inch fan? Do you know how much amps it pulls?I have a couple aftermarket ones that size. Thinking about fabbing up some thing custom with dual 14s but that worries the driver.
Think I will take a good battery down to the JY on Saturday and see what they got.

 

Best to just get a 2000 to 2002 fan for the 2.5 and fab a mount for it lots of room in the engine bay on the 2.5 I had a concern regarding how many amps the new fan draws but after checking it should handle the new fan fine the stock wiring can handle the newer fan.

I say this because the new fan should be just plug and play as they say you are using the existing wiring and relays that the 2.5 has built in for the efan only cooled setup.

The 2.5 was setup as a efan cooled only engine relays and wiring is already in place.

 

If using another efan you must check that the existing wiring and relays will not burn up.

I don't remember all this amp and wiring stuff so I cant quote numbers I checked into it last year as I know my old fan is going to burn up soon like yours did.

Yes that's my 98 Dakota in the pic Im in the process of changing everything out to the 2000 stuff new rad A/C condenser and fan all the rest I have changed already


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This should help some it looks like the stock setup is set at 40 amps

 

yes stock fan is 40 amp IIRC. Not sure what relay is rated for, I'd assume 50 if the fuse is 40. The stock wiring is 10 gauge. The lincoln fan pulls significantly more, I have it fused at 60 amps slow-blow with a 70 amp relay using #10 direct from the battery post.

Most any aftermarket fan should work fine with the stock electrical. Just cut the pigtail off the electric motor and splice it into the new fan (or in my case, it goes to the coils of the 70 amp relay).