A Cooling Question?
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A Cooling Question?
I have an '85 F-150 SWB 4X4 with a 302 & a 5-speed tranny. I also have 33X12.50X15 tires and wheels on it. Right now it has a clutch fan on it with an oversize two core aluminum radiator. I was thinking about changing over to electric fans. Would this change help me or hurt me?
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There might be a slight advantage if you do a lot of high speed interstate driving, were you do not need fans. Otherwise you are just wasting money, and the stock clutch fan works very well in and around town.
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Originally Posted by Franklin2
There might be a slight advantage if you do a lot of high speed interstate driving, were you do not need fans. Otherwise you are just wasting money, and the stock clutch fan works very well in and around town.
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I run my electric fan (single 12 inch) with a toggle switch. I draws 13 amps and moves 2200 cfm. I have been very happy with it. Quicker warm up times, a small amount of the "seat of the pants" effect and a bit of a fuel economy increase but nothing all that noticable. The motor also runs quieter and smoother and I gained a ton of under hood space which is really nice. As it is I rarely turn on the fan so it has really been worth it for me.
I do a mixed combination of freeway and city driving but I don't do much gridlock bumper to bumper driving.
I do a mixed combination of freeway and city driving but I don't do much gridlock bumper to bumper driving.
