Electric Fan Conversion
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Electric Fan Conversion
If i'm going to install this what all would I need? I'm purchasing a CSF 3 Row HD radiator also.. first of will those work together? and I know i'll need the fan clutch replacement and to remove the mechanical fan. but what else?
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Don't want to discourage any mod, but do your homework 1st. The OE stock efan moves something like 2300 cfm. With a good fan clutch, the belt driven fan will move way more air than the OE efan at just above idle. Choose a all electric fan set-up wisely. The XJ rad is the weak link in the cooling system chain....not the OE fans.
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Don't want to discourage any mod, but do your homework 1st. The OE stock efan moves something like 2300 cfm. With a good fan clutch, the belt driven fan will move way more air than the OE efan at just above idle. Choose a all electric fan set-up wisely. The XJ rad is the weak link in the cooling system chain....not the OE fans.
Like I put in another post earlier. Leaving the mechanical fan will also give you one less possibility of an electrical problem. Personally I like the mech fan over a elect fan.
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......and from my experience, motor temps with a belt driven fan seem to run a little more steady due to the fact that even when the fan clutch is freewheeling, the fan still spins so it's moving air thru the rad. Efans basically r on/off with a give or take 10-20 degree difference in on/off temps. I'm with u and prefer the clutch fan.....it's really a brilliant idea and I think it has gotten a bad rap over the years as a power robber. When high amp efans kick-in and that alternator gets really hard for the motor to turn, talk about power robbing.
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