HA! I've seen worse though.. she's originally from Georgia I think so she's seen snow and salt trucks at one point or another i think..

But yeah all i have to do is finish the bottom of the shroud mounting and Ill be done wiht that part.. i did turn her on though off the switch and she seemed to pull a touch more air than the other setup.. the motor sounds a 'tad' big more powerful and I'm sure having the shroud also helps how much it actually pulls through.

This was also not with the engine running either so it was just battery amperage.

 

That's pretty much how mine is mounted too.

 

Just finished this up and running off the switch was a little hot; i checked it out and this thing pulls 40amps.. lol>> WEll long day is done but some bad news.. I'm ripping this all apart now being i found a Bronco I fell in love with the guy wants to work a deal for a trade..

Guess ill be getting my money back on the controller.. that's 88 bucks back in my pocket..

here were the final shots... and i let her get up pretty high to 200 F. or so kicked the fan on with ac running she came down even in hot humid Texas heat this evening..

As you can see the shroud fits and covers most of the Rad alomost as if it belongs there with the little bit at the top but easy to take care of like i did lol>>

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SIcne i modified this shroud I'll be putting up for sale most likely aslong with the recall fan

 

40 amps? Yea, the lincoln fan is about 45-50. That's why I use a 70 amp industrial relay for it with 3/8" terminals. Start-up inrush is around 100-105 amps and I'm using a 60 amp MAXI fuse.

 

Depending on the year Mark VIII, that relay may be on the ragged edge (there's at least one of the three different (!!!) OEM motors that's around 75A inrush). Which is why over on the MN12/FN10 (MN12 is the 1989-1997 Thunderbird and Cougar, FN10 is the Mark VIII chassis) forums, we typically recommend the 200A (!!) relay.

RwP

 

So For the older GC fain the controller i Got would be ok as it's rated for 35amps continuous draw.. but for the new newer GC fan's I think it would push the limits...

would have use an isolator to actually make the hot connection for the fan like i was talking about this route; i would assume it would need something simular for the Lincoln fans too

 

I was originally running the 70amp relay that came with my Dakota Digital controller for the high speed and another 40 amp one for the low speed and had matching current fuses for each one too. All was fine until the terminals on the one relay corroded and caused a short that melted the connector before the 70 amp fuse finally blew. Since then I got some beefy waterproof relays from an 80s Cadillac at the junkyard (not sure on the exact rating, but it looked to be 10 or 12 gauge wire on them) and they've been working fine for a while now. I lowered the fuse on the high speed to a 50amp and the low speed to a 30amp (both maxxi fuses) and haven't had any issues since.

It looks like my taurus fan doesn't draw quite as much power though, high is around 60amp at startup and 28amp constant, with low being about 30amp at start and 11amp constant.