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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 11:06 AM
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i all i know there is a fair bit on this forum regarding duel electric fans and so on but has anyone ever done it with two standard cherokee fans also what is the factory cfm for these fans reason i ask is my fan clutch is gone again (cheap replacement parts ) i have my aux fan wired through a relay to a thermostatic switch in the top hose to kick on at 103c and since i have a lhd radiator in my rhd jeep another stock aux fan would slot right in and i would just wire it through its own relay and use the one thermostatic switch to activate both relays any thoughts
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 11:13 AM
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sounds like you got a good plan, man
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Originally Posted by dyte2004
i all i know there is a fair bit on this forum regarding duel electric fans and so on but has anyone ever done it with two standard cherokee fans also what is the factory cfm for these fans reason i ask is my fan clutch is gone again (cheap replacement parts ) i have my aux fan wired through a relay to a thermostatic switch in the top hose to kick on at 103c and since i have a lhd radiator in my rhd jeep another stock aux fan would slot right in and i would just wire it through its own relay and use the one thermostatic switch to activate both relays any thoughts
I grabbed a duel setup from a Dodge/Chrysler Neon and they fit great after some dremeling. They are also run separately so you can hook one up all the time and the second one to where the electric fan is now...Tj
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 11:24 AM
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I grabbed a duel setup from a Dodge/Chrysler Neon and they fit great after some dremeling. They are also run separately so you can hook one up all the time and the second one to where the electric fan is now...Tj
would love to do this but im in the uk and yank motors are hard to find never mind get on in a breakers yard most uk cars have pissy little 4 bangers and the fans wouldnt be up to the job plus i have pulled the air con out as i intend on doing a onboard air setup so the aux fan wasent working hense it being wired through a thermostic switch
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 12:58 PM
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I thought about doing this too. Some guy sent me a link for this $200 conversion with an alum. rad and 3 fan setup.. I replied no

1) Too Expensive for me
2) I heard 3 fan setups are bad

What is the neccesary cfm to keep that beasty cool? My Jeep is startin to run warmer now that the hot season is here... I dont much enjoy it.
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Originally Posted by dyte2004
would love to do this but im in the uk and yank motors are hard to find never mind get on in a breakers yard most uk cars have pissy little 4 bangers and the fans wouldnt be up to the job plus i have pulled the air con out as i intend on doing a onboard air setup so the aux fan wasent working hense it being wired through a thermostic switch
Neon is a pissy little 4 banger by the way. Size and # of cyliders of the donor car not as important as the fit and volume of air moved by said fan. Small motors tend to run Hotter than larger motors, so a fan from a smaller car may well be better for cooling.
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Originally Posted by TrekkerJmm
I grabbed a duel setup from a Dodge/Chrysler Neon and they fit great after some dremeling. They are also run separately so you can hook one up all the time and the second one to where the electric fan is now...Tj
Any pics of the finished product?
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 01:33 PM
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What is the neccesary cfm to keep that beasty cool? My Jeep is startin to run warmer now that the hot season is here... I dont much enjoy it.
3000 cfm
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Originally Posted by 93gc40
Neon is a pissy little 4 banger by the way. Size and # of cyliders of the donor car not as important as the fit and volume of air moved by said fan. Small motors tend to run Hotter than larger motors, so a fan from a smaller car may well be better for cooling.
lol shows how much i know back to my question does any one know the cfm output from a stock aux fan
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Originally Posted by dyte2004
lol shows how much i know back to my question does any one know the cfm output from a stock aux fan

if i remember correctly anything before '97 is 1800 and after is 2200
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off topic from the orig. post but following what has been talked about. When running two electric fan. How do you guys wire them? straight to the single ele. fan or is there a diff. way?
Thanks
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Originally Posted by rivercrazy
Any pics of the finished product?
would like to see a pic too.
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off topic from the orig. post but following what has been talked about. When running two electric fan. How do you guys wire them? straight to the single ele. fan or is there a diff. way?
Thanks
both of mine come on at the same time off a 40 amp relay
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 04:50 AM
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i have the electric fan i already have wired through a relay and a capilrary action thermostatic switch
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 04:55 AM
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Wow this fan threads seem to proliferate like rabbits...
check this one out (and my twin audi fans aswell...)
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/electric-fan-43000/
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