Electric Cooling Fan

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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 22:56:12 -0500
From: Sheldon 
Subject: Electric Cooling fan
To: Toy4x4@tlca.org

> 
> Item Subject: Electric cooling fan
>      Sheldon, do they make these for the V6 engines too. For 60 bucks that
>      is. I was thinking of doing this to gain a little more power, but
>      didn't want to part with the big $$$ that I have seen advertised.

I got mine at the local auto parts (Discount to be specific) I use a 16 inch 
fan on the stock radiator. The 16 is about an 1/4 inch too big so I let the 
bottom sit on the lower lip of the radiator making go over the upper lip 
just a little. It doesn't look bad and so far has worked fine. It's attached 
with the plastic pull through the raditor ties so far no probs there,(USE 
THE LITTLE FOAM PIECES GO AGAINST THE RADIATOR THAT COME WITH THE TIES!!!!) 
although about a year ago I replaced them when I pulled my motor. One 
thing really stumped me for a while, that is with the fan on it made lot's 
of line noise on my radio. After jerking around with it while I did two 
things and the noise went away.
1. grounded the fan to the block not the firewall
2. hooked up the hot wire to the power wire from the regulator at the fuse 
   box, not the batt.
I think #2 is what really did it.
I suppose you could get away with a 14 inch fan and if would fit flat and 
all of course if you have a V6 I have no idea how big your radiator is. 
I really like mine especially since when I shut the motor down and am 
hanging out a the local mud hole I can let it run to keep the motor 
from heat saturation, my reasoning is every little bit helps prolong the 
life of the engine.
Hope this helps

Sheldon
83ToY4x4

btw you can also get an aftermarket adjustable thermostat for around 10 bucks 
so you can dial in whatever temp you want your fan to come on.

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Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1998 19:09:59 -0400
From: Charles Brooks 
Subject: Lectrik Fan stuff

Hi all, been a while since I last posted but I ran across an
interesting little trick for the people with electric fans.

Today at the grocery store I ran into a guy with an 80 pickup
with some nice mods. While he was giving me a tour of the truck
I noticed a bilge pump float switch behind the bumper. When I
asked, he said that he sometimes forgot to turn off his fan
before crossing a stream and that after wiring the float switch
in series with his switch in the dash he never had to worry about
it again. He has had it setup up like that for 2 years and has
had no probs. Just thought some of ya might like to hear about
it.

Talk at ya later :)

Charles Brooks

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Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1998 20:29:42 -0700
From: David Fritzsche 
Subject: re:Electric fan

I have one question--WHY!!!!

>From my experience you don't gain that much and you are just setting
yourself up for a bunch of trouble. Two partners of mine put them on
their trucks, both 22R's and had nothing but trouble with them. They
were the cheap ones and one guys truck did not cool right and the other
froze up after a deep water crossing (second water crossing on Fordyce)
and before he knew it his engine was hot and it was an engine that he
had just put $1600.00 in an engine rebuild. We still do not know if he
harmed the engine, only time will tell. I do not know if the ones that
are built for Toyotas and sold buy PP or NWOR for $200.00 are any better
but I do not think you are going to gain that much HP and if it water
crossings that you are worried about, drill a small hole near the end of
one of your fan blades and when you come to water shut off the motor and
hook a bungee in the hole and on to something under the hood and cross.

This is my opinion and I am a firm believer that every little mod you do
to gain some more power is worth it. But I feel that this is one mod
that is not worth it.

David Fritzsche, 1990 V-6 Ex-Cab, Roseville, California otto@inreach.com


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