ford 300 operating temp?
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According to this:
Stant Manufacturing: Oil filler, Radiator & Gas Caps and Automotive Thermostats
stock thermostat is 195 degrees.
Is your truck overheating? Are you towing or snow plowing?
IMO the stock fan works well enough. Changing to electrics simply trades one for the other, with the advantages of the electrics offset by the increased load on the alternator and the complexity of the set up.
Stant Manufacturing: Oil filler, Radiator & Gas Caps and Automotive Thermostats
stock thermostat is 195 degrees.
Is your truck overheating? Are you towing or snow plowing?
IMO the stock fan works well enough. Changing to electrics simply trades one for the other, with the advantages of the electrics offset by the increased load on the alternator and the complexity of the set up.
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ive posted stuff about this before but never got the actual temp so thanks, and no it runs just fine, i just want the electric fan for the mpg increase that everyone has said they have gotten. ill get a temp gauge with actual numbers on it and a switch with a 20amp fuse to turn the fan off and on, so id say id turn it one if it ever got over 205?
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Removing your stock fan and putting a switched fan in is an invitation to disaster.
You must have a thermostatic switch. If you forget just once, or someone else drives the truck, you will overheat.
Just make sure the fan clutch works on your stocker.
Saturday Mechanic - Fan Clutch Replacement - Popular Mechanics
You must have a thermostatic switch. If you forget just once, or someone else drives the truck, you will overheat.
Just make sure the fan clutch works on your stocker.
Saturday Mechanic - Fan Clutch Replacement - Popular Mechanics
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