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 Post subject: ef/el thermo fan swap on my nc
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 6:44 pm 
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is this a worthwhile job?
will i gain from it?
is it hard?

 

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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 7:08 pm 
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Yes.
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No.

Anything to get rid of that noisy, 747 taking off, clutch fan lol.

All it takes is a 32mm (I think) spanner, undo the bolt holding the clutch fan on, which is reverse thread.
Bung the thermos in with two bolts (should go straight on no worries to an NC radiator).
Then there's just a little bit of electrical wiring that you can with as you please.

 

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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 7:50 pm 
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so do i just hook em up too a switch in the car?

 

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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:09 pm 
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:09 pm 
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:13 pm 
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umm got mine done but i didnt do it my self. it dosent look that hard. craig daves make a thermo switch which should be easy to do. iv got some pics in my gallery



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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:31 pm 
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Yeah davies craig kits don't work too badly, that's what I'm using on mine.

I have used a relay to acc so that they will turn off when I switch the car off also.

 

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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:42 pm 
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umm did your hot wire leak?? because mine is :(


Cheers Duff

 

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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:24 pm 
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Used to.

This time round I p****d off that rubber thing, taped the wire to the radiator pipe, put some silicone around there, and then put the hose on.

 

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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:56 pm 
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im looking at a cheap ef/el set up from a wreckers so ill prolly hook it up too acc..

 

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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:17 pm 
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hooking them up to constantly run off acc is a bad idea. In order to maintain a proper temperature - you would have to turn them on and off and on and off and on and off. THen you also have to watch the temp gauge every 2 seconds as well. Also the aircon requires at least 1 of the fans to be on when the aircon is on. And then if someone else drives the car and doesnt turn on the fans - then you get a blown up engine.

Alternatively if you didnt put a switch in - and just had them on all the time - you would overcool the engine. especially on start up.

so a thermo switch is the way to go. $70 well spent.

 

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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 2:35 pm 
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changed ED 5.0L to thermos - works great & easy to do. Am controlling the fans thru EECIV & Tweecer.
Just make sure you have it so they come on with aircon.

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 Post subject: Will i?
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:04 pm 
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Thinking of doing this to my xe 302 c, has a fixed fan and i wanna piss it off, good move?. will i go for the craig davies thermoes with the adjustment switch? were is the best place to get one from wreckers?
and of what eb/ef does it have to be a v8 to fit the same radiator?

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