Electric Fan

[cudaken]

 
I have one from a collision repair job I did when I ran the body shop. It was from around 2003 Jeep Liberty (Mounting tab was broken so the insurance paid for a new one) with a V-8 I think. It is 18 inches wide and has 6 blades.

If I where to use it, would it work better as a push or pull? After I strip off the extra wiring down to just the + and - motor wire I think if I flip the polarity to control which way it spins.

Car is my 68 Road Runner 383 with a 4 core radiator. 

Cuda Ken

[Brightyellow69rtse]

i would think pull. i put one on my hemi ram as a puller and it works great.

[ws23rt]

I am going by instinct which tells me the fan blades will move more air in one direction than the other. They are like scoops. Try it out in a cardboard box to see if this is true.
If the mounts bring this question could you put in front of the radiator?

[Brightyellow69rtse]

my thought was that why have it blocking the front of the radiator? i would think this would cause it to have to run more often.

[ws23rt]

I agree. It would tend to block some air flow if mounted in front and was not running. (more so than in the back).

[A383Wing]

are you going to remove the stock fan? IF so, you are gonna need a temp controller to make it turn on & off at desired temps. I put a pusher fan in front of the radiator in the nose of the Daytona, but still retained the clutch fan and 6 blade fan. I have only had to use it once or twice when sitting in traffic in 90* days. I just put t toggle switch in to turn it on when I saw the temp starting to climb

Bryan

[imabozo]

I have a similar setup in my '70. Electric fan mounted in front of the rad and wired back to a toggle switch under the dash. I've used it once when it was stinking hot and I was caught in traffic. I wouldn't worry too much about blocking the rad in front.

[Daytona R/T SE]

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=7775582&an=0&page=0#Post7775582



http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=Deals&Number=6953270&page=1&fpart=1

[adauto]

I run one in front of my rad w a thermostat and relay. Works great when in stop n go on hi heat days!

[cudaken]

 Not sure if I have the room for in front of radiator, but that is where I would like to have it.

Has three wires 2 blue and 1 black,any ideas?

By the way, I will use a toggle switch.

Ken

[myk]

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=7775582&an=0&page=0#Post7775582



http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=Deals&Number=6953270&page=1&fpart=1

Wow, what a great read; this presumably takes the guess work out of "what fan to get."  I like how the member feets has "tried just about every type of fan" but the 'Merc one was the only one that qualified...

[A383Wing]

Not sure if I have the room for in front of radiator, but that is where I would like to have it.

Has three wires 2 blue and 1 black,any ideas?

By the way, I will use a toggle switch.

Ken

sounds like the same fan on the wife's PT Cruiser....black wire is ground..one blue wire is high speed, the other blue is low speed

Bryan