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Old 04-11-2013, 01:33 PM
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i am now kind of lost. not really sure what you are talking about. i don't understand why the jeep recall fan would not work if you had a plow.
amperage pull.. My plow plus fans plus lights and heating are to much for the stock setup either the fan dies down or the plow moves VERY VERY slow. So i went with lower amperage fans to make it all work
 
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im running the amazon version of the proform fans and love the dual 14's with 3 amps and power invertor and have no problem at with high beams on driving lights and stereo wide open
 
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amperage pull.. My plow plus fans plus lights and heating are to much for the stock setup either the fan dies down or the plow moves VERY VERY slow. So i went with lower amperage fans to make it all work
have you got a build sheet for your truck? only reason i ask is it sounds like you must have the tiny alternator instead of the large alternator that came on heavy duty dodge trucks. should not be any reason why a 136amp alternator should be able to keep up with that type of load but maybe the tiny 90amp alternator might have an issue. could also just use a lot better wire running between alternator and battery.
http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/d...d-t297761.html
 
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it most likely is the smaller of the 2 alternators but the services records i got with the truck showed it was replaced only 2 months before I bought the truck so i figure i'll run it till the plow kills it then change it out for something Higher amperage.
 
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Why put stress on your system, if your short on current for running all your electrical add ons just upgrade now before something happens. IMHO anyway.
 
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tell you the truth. i think you were to upgrade the main positive wire from the battery to the alternator and upgrade the grounds just like the article i linked to and you would not likely noticed any dimming of lights or slowing of fans or plows. the stock wiring really limits thing.
 
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Originally Posted by crazzywolfie
tell you the truth. i think you were to upgrade the main positive wire from the battery to the alternator and upgrade the grounds just like the article i linked to and you would not likely noticed any dimming of lights or slowing of fans or plows. the stock wiring really limits thing.
i was considering it after having to replace the terminals on the battery due to them being the ****ty $3 ones from the parts store tab sheet. and they are really IMO to small a guage. I wonder how much of a chore it really is.
 
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Old 04-13-2013, 12:27 AM
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i doubt it would be too hard. i think it would more so be a bit time consuming and a bit expensive just because of how expensive the wire is. i would guess it would cost about $20-$40 for just the wire by itself with no terminals. by the time you get terminals you may be looking at $30-$60. if money was not an issue i would already have mine upgraded.
 
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Nice work on the E-fan conversion Bact3r1a. I built pretty much the same thing about a year ago for my '95, and I like it a lot.

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I never posted what I ended up doing, so here it is.



19" Jeep fan - Part Number CBG4F250
Mounted with zipties in the stock shroud.

And this wiring kit: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HDA-3647/

I wish that I could separately adjust the shutoff temperature, as I don't want the truck to run over 200 degrees, but in the heat of Louisiana, with a 192 stat and my redneck shroud setup, the fan never shuts off once it turns on. I will do something different with the wiring someday, but in the meantime I have had no issues with it.
 
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Nice! same setup, just not on zip ties!

Change your stat to 180 like i did and get that fan controller that i have, it works better that expected and no issues. Just make sure u stick a 40A fuse in it and forget about it.
Oh and keep those terminals clean of corrosion..
 
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