fan and stat rant....
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dunno who would have it locally, even 4 Wheel Parts has to order from warehouse and it takes a day.
But that is the EXACT reason I bought the Flex-a-Lite, at the time I put mine in, my truck was barely a year old and I was not going to trust a used fan out of a junker to a $30k+ truck. I know guys have the used fans and run them just fine, but I just didn't think it was worth saving $200.
But that is the EXACT reason I bought the Flex-a-Lite, at the time I put mine in, my truck was barely a year old and I was not going to trust a used fan out of a junker to a $30k+ truck. I know guys have the used fans and run them just fine, but I just didn't think it was worth saving $200.
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no diy for drilling the stat,no part numbers for us 4.7l guys either... i know that advance has one that flows decent for 75 just have to look at the numbers again...and murrays had black magic or something like that in there last time i was in there...dont know how much...the imperial is nice from advance though...ill do the stat in the morn as well as put my dreaded c/f back on....sunday i pick up my srt 10 wing from jc...
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no diy for drilling the stat,no part numbers for us 4.7l guys either... i know that advance has one that flows decent for 75 just have to look at the numbers again...and murrays had black magic or something like that in there last time i was in there...dont know how much...the imperial is nice from advance though...ill do the stat in the morn as well as put my dreaded c/f back on....sunday i pick up my srt 10 wing from jc...
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dunno who would have it locally, even 4 Wheel Parts has to order from warehouse and it takes a day.
But that is the EXACT reason I bought the Flex-a-Lite, at the time I put mine in, my truck was barely a year old and I was not going to trust a used fan out of a junker to a $30k+ truck. I know guys have the used fans and run them just fine, but I just didn't think it was worth saving $200.
But that is the EXACT reason I bought the Flex-a-Lite, at the time I put mine in, my truck was barely a year old and I was not going to trust a used fan out of a junker to a $30k+ truck. I know guys have the used fans and run them just fine, but I just didn't think it was worth saving $200.
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From: TAMPA BAY
will this one be good?
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=523794_0_0_
this ones not to bad either...
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=523793_0_0_
of coarse id rather spend less but...
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=523794_0_0_
this ones not to bad either...
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=523793_0_0_
of coarse id rather spend less but...
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Ahh..ya beat me to it jay. I was lookin around and was gonna suggest the first one you have there. I've been lookin at it myself. I'm about to venture out and do my fan today. Hopefully mine works. I havent even tried it yet.
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no diy for drilling the stat,no part numbers for us 4.7l guys either... i know that advance has one that flows decent for 75 just have to look at the numbers again...and murrays had black magic or something like that in there last time i was in there...dont know how much...the imperial is nice from advance though...ill do the stat in the morn as well as put my dreaded c/f back on....sunday i pick up my srt 10 wing from jc...
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This is what I have been telling everyone. Any 95-prior Taurus tht is in the junkyard has got to have over 100kmi on them. So basically your getting a 100kmi 15yr old fan.
i think buying a fan that hasn't been used or tried out yet is a bit scary. Especially since MOST of the fans out on the market are way overrated. Think about it, if the Taurus fan draws 40A of current on Low and almost 60A on high and can spike to well over 100A on start -up, and some of these other generic fans only draw 20 or 30A max, then they aint pulling the air they say they are.
Also, most fans are rated in the open, when they are suppose to be rated when mounted smack up against a radiator which puts alot more stress and draws much less air than out in the open. Taurus fans are rated legitamately just as Black Maginc's are, but $$$$.
If you are interested.....I still have my Brand New in the Box OEM Motorcraft 2-speed Taurus fan that I havene't sold yet. PM me if interested.
i think buying a fan that hasn't been used or tried out yet is a bit scary. Especially since MOST of the fans out on the market are way overrated. Think about it, if the Taurus fan draws 40A of current on Low and almost 60A on high and can spike to well over 100A on start -up, and some of these other generic fans only draw 20 or 30A max, then they aint pulling the air they say they are.
Also, most fans are rated in the open, when they are suppose to be rated when mounted smack up against a radiator which puts alot more stress and draws much less air than out in the open. Taurus fans are rated legitamately just as Black Maginc's are, but $$$$.
If you are interested.....I still have my Brand New in the Box OEM Motorcraft 2-speed Taurus fan that I havene't sold yet. PM me if interested.
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