Selecting an aftermarket electric fan for my Ranger

[4.0B2]

no, that's just the fan...
for the price, it's a better fan for less money than a lot of the aftermarket ones.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FORD-TAURUS...3-94-95-RADIATOR-A-C-AC-FAN-NEW-/200749319948

 

[LonesomeSTX]

While I agree with you on one hand. I have found good high output fans for less from the after market that are easier to install for less money total. That being said though, I still do not know the full story on installing one on a 2000 Ranger like mine.

 

[shane96ranger]

Hey, give this a read. I just found it this afternoon. This guy says the Cougar RX7 fans are really good as well. My wife had a 96 when we got married, and it never had any issues overheating. Even when the first speed went out, it still did OK. BTW, I was pretty pissed at Ford when I replaced it. Bastards riveted the fan to the shroud.

http://www.thehollisterroadcompany.com/TaurusMarkVIIIrelay.html

Here is another idea for you that may work as well:

http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/e-fan-with-stock-shroud-how-to-check-it-out.755550/

 

[LonesomeSTX]

I never thought of using one of those.

 

[shane96ranger]

Would it upset you if I posted my receipt?

 

[LonesomeSTX]

Damn, I need to move to UT.

 

[Twister]

Would it upset you if I posted my receipt?

Holy shit, the yards near me charge $25 for a fan

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[LonesomeSTX]

I get hit with more than that.

 

[shane96ranger]

Every Wednesday is half off day. They are usually 14 dollars. Still a good deal though.

This Wednesday I am going to go down and get a starter relay to run power for the fan through. No sense in buying a 75A Bosch relay when i can get something that is heavier duty for less.

 

[LonesomeSTX]

$14 is still way cheaper than here.

 

[4.0B2]

my local lot is about that price... just don't have any 3.8L Taurus' out there...

 

[Elutheros]

Volvo fan from a 850/v70/960 works perfect for this:

Get the shroud and realy for $30 from Pick and Pull.

Modify the shroud to fit your radiator:

Big red wire from the relay goes to the positive terminal on the battery. The high and low speed wires can go either to a switch which when thrown supplies the Ground or to an inline thermostatic switch. We use Saab parts for the inline switches. Just cut the top radiator hose and put the metal Saab part with the switch in it. Then hook one side of the switch to ground and the other to either the the low or high speed wire from the relays. Easy-peasy. Shown on my 4.0, but I've got the same setup on my 2.9 BII

 

[shane96ranger]

What is this SAAB switch you speak of? And at what temp does it activate each speed? Have a pic of the mount job you did?

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[LonesomeSTX]

If you had to go to a parts store and buy a relacement motor what are the chances they have it in stock, and how much would you pay?

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I have a Flex a lite 118 or 119 (one is a pusher the other is a puller, I have the pusher) with my V8 swap. It did a fairly decent job of keeping it cool. It struggled when the truck wasn't moving so I added a pulley driven low profile flex fan with an Explorer shroud to the mix when I changed to the 5.0 Explorer FEAD, hardly hear a peep out of the e-fan anymore.

That is on a truck with a HD 4.0 Explorer radiator (which IMO is JUST big enough) and a 5.0 V8. Pushers do not work as good as a puller either, I think mine is rated 2500CFM.

The Taurus fan takes up a lot of real estate in a tight engine bay which is what nixed it from my build. BTW O'Reilly's had the dimensions of different OEM fans on their website if you need to go trolling for an oddball size.

If you had to go to a parts store and buy a relacement motor what are the chances they have it in stock, and how much would you pay?

Chances would be nill they would stock a fan let alone a motor, just the motor vs a whole fan would depend how much a new assembly cost.