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07-03-2006, 08:07 PM
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the problem is whe people run a single fan, without the shroud.... and wonder why it overheats |
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07-03-2006, 08:08 PM
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thats what i was thinking when i started the thread. It worked well enough from factory with one. But in the end it was the same price to go for the twin fans. |
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07-03-2006, 08:10 PM
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Go get em chookie
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07-03-2006, 08:17 PM
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07-03-2006, 09:03 PM
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 I use 524 of these. Also 2 in my intake pipe.  even come in ricer stylz!!!1 |
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07-03-2006, 09:30 PM
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Yeah the LED ones clearly add rearwheel gigawatts.
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07-03-2006, 10:22 PM
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07-03-2006, 10:27 PM
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07-03-2006, 10:40 PM
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Long story. Involves a clutch fan that wouldn't come off, a hacksaw and small pieces of shroud.
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08-03-2006, 01:04 AM
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And yes they come with the factory volvo shroud. Why? because i got it much cheaper then the ford twin thermos 
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08-03-2006, 02:48 PM
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<$200??? The acctual fan costs more than that!!! Then you have to fit it, and the wiring (2 looms were fitted, as it is a dual stage fan, with a relay neatly hidden under the radiators "egg crate".
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08-03-2006, 03:44 PM
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i payed $50 bucks for my ef/ el thermos. then i got the wiring and davies craig switch, for about $70 buck easly done and runns heaps cooler.
much better!!
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08-03-2006, 05:15 PM
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yet to fit them |
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08-03-2006, 05:17 PM
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I've got a set of EF THermo fans & EF radiator for sale for $140 if anyones interested.
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08-03-2006, 05:43 PM
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08-03-2006, 10:49 PM
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Relay is floating between the headlight & airbox, as is the fuse. Thermal switch and earth point are attached to headlight mount ;) Boy she's noisy when the fans fire up! |
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17-03-2006, 09:01 AM
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Yeah, I got my ones brand new, coulda got second hand, but only the best for my beast...
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17-03-2006, 09:02 AM
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Yeah, mines as quiet as a cloud, couldn't beleive it as I drove off!!! Thinkin', wheres the noise gone??? I could acctually hear my radio!!! Jp |
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17-03-2006, 09:38 AM
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11-09-2006, 03:18 PM
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Sorry to dig up an old thread,
But I have an ED Fairmont, with EF Thermo fans, and a davies craig thermal switch. They run fine, except I have it set to NORMAL on the davies craig switch, which means the fans come on at around the beginning of the M on my temp gauge (NORMAL). Now, when cruising around, i find that my temp is usually on about R to M, so my fans are probably on at that time. This means I'm drawing more current from the alternator, and hence more fuel yeh? The reason I turned it down to NORMAL, and not above that, is when I give my car a bootfull to 5500rpm or so, the temp gauge shoots upto the L in NORMAL, and then slowly starts coming back down once the thermos kick in.. My question is, should the temp shoot up to the L on my temp gauge when I give it a bootfull? If not, do i need a cooler thermostat? And should I turn the switch down to say, below NORM, so that the fans are on earlier? Cheers, Chris |
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11-09-2006, 03:39 PM
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never had that happen to mine at higher engine revs! usually anything above 60km/H it starts to cool my car down regardless of the engine revs.
I have mine set to come on just after the N and hardly come on. With yours set at M the thermos should kick in and not go any higher, unless someone has adjusted the settings Cheers Adam
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11-09-2006, 04:24 PM
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I just spoke to someone, and apparently I have to drill one or two holes in the top of the thermostat, to allow for some cool water to circulate around, so that I don't get too many surges..
Does this sound right? |
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11-09-2006, 04:34 PM
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i never had to drill any holes in mine.
what do you mean by surges? heat or voltage drop? Where did you place your thermostat? Adam
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11-09-2006, 04:42 PM
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Something is wrong with your cooling system - either a blocked radiator (internally or with rubbish in front of the condensor or between the condensor and the radiator) or a stuck thermostat are the most likely reasons..get it looked at.
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11-09-2006, 05:55 PM
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Tuned @ Pitlane Frankston
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Umm, It was fine until the thermo's went in.. Because now the system is heating up quicker now I think?
Here's another one for ya. In the morning when I take off cold, it slowly warms up as I'm cruising at 100 kays, and when the thermostat opens at around the R to M, the temp gauge goes right back down to below the N. This gives me the feeling that the sudden rush of cold water from the radiator, is causing a surge of coldness into the engine, causing the decline in coolant temp. The radiator is fine, I cleaned all the **** out of the front of it when I converted to serpentine.. Does it sound like a dodgy thermostat?? |
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11-09-2006, 06:17 PM
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yeah, it does sound like the thermostat is sticking.......
change it anyway, they're cheap |
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11-09-2006, 07:16 PM
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Tuned @ Pitlane Frankston
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Yeah, I'll change it tomorrow
Thanks guyd |
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12-09-2006, 02:32 PM
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Tuned @ Pitlane Frankston
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Changed the thermostat today, car runs sweet as now.
I suggest to anyone doing a thermofan conversion, change the thermostat if you can't remember the last time it was changed. Very handy. Cheers |
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