Electric fan controller
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Electric fan controller
I'm thinking about going to the junkyard this week and pulling a set of windstorm fans. What is a good fan controller I should look for while I'm out there? I see most guys either make one up themselves or just fork over the $200 for a really nice one but I figure I can get one while I'm getting the fans.
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I'm thinking about going to the junkyard this week and pulling a set of windstorm fans. What is a good fan controller I should look for while I'm out there? I see most guys either make one up themselves or just fork over the $200 for a really nice one but I figure I can get one while I'm getting the fans.
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A standalone controller for an electric fan can be a difficult find in the junkyard. Typically, this function is built into your engine management system.
The old school way was to use a thermal switch of the type used in appliances. They were mechanical in nature and had a capillary tube that you would insert into your radiator fins. Certainly not a $200 solution, much cheaper when you use something like this.
Maradyne® MFA110 - Adjustable Replacement Temperature Switch
The old school way was to use a thermal switch of the type used in appliances. They were mechanical in nature and had a capillary tube that you would insert into your radiator fins. Certainly not a $200 solution, much cheaper when you use something like this.
Maradyne® MFA110 - Adjustable Replacement Temperature Switch
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The Ron Francis Fan controller works great. Comes with every thing you need in the kit. Here is a link for the conversion I did.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...c-fan-mod.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...c-fan-mod.html
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does anyone have a good diagram if i do it myself. I would love to have the dc controller but I just cant afford that
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Check out this thread, it's long but you should be able to get some good ideas. Used this for the basis of of my fan swap, works great at around here at 100 degrees.
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Here is a diagram I found on another forum. What do you guys think?
<a href="http://s822.photobucket.com/user/quincyj34/media/AutoFanDiagram.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz147/quincyj34/AutoFanDiagram.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo AutoFanDiagram.jpg"/></a>
<a href="http://s822.photobucket.com/user/quincyj34/media/AutoFanDiagram.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz147/quincyj34/AutoFanDiagram.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo AutoFanDiagram.jpg"/></a>
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That is a fantastic setup. What fans are you using?
