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Old 01-07-2008, 09:09 AM
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thinking of replacing my clutch fan with electric fans,anyone have exp with these things
 
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In one of the mags was an blurp on Flex Lite coming out w/ an electric for out trucks. It isn't on their site yet but you might be able to call em for more info.
 
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Until they have one capable of the cooling capacity that we need, you will want to stay with the clutch, you can add aa electric fan as a secondary, but not primary especially if you run any load at all.
 
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Plus, since the ECM controls the clutch fan, at least in our 06's.... an electric alternative may set a fault...An electricfan would have to pull a ton of current to flow the air the clutch fan does, Idoubt there would be any gain in efficiancy. An auxilary fan in front of thecondensor with it's own stand-alone control logic may beok... are you having performance issues with your current setup?
 



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