88 XLT restomod

[88xltranger]

Doesnt fit when you swing the alternator out and the bracket down?

Thats odd. I have the exact same setup and it fits perfectly...

Not quite. It may be because the bracket is slightly bent but it isnt much so I wouldnt think so.
Does yours have the longer ears or shorter? I didnt know there was a difference until after I got mine

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Not sure. I think mine came from a 3.8 windstar. Worst case, drill another hole in the chebby bracket?

 

[88xltranger]

Not sure. I think mine came from a 3.8 windstar. Worst case, drill another hole in the chebby bracket?

Thats what I did at work today. Everything else as far as wiring should be the same correct?

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Thats what I did at work today. Everything else as far as wiring should be the same correct?

Its been a while since I did mine, but yes, I believe.

@RonD, do you still have a ford alternator wiring diagram around somewhere?

 

[RonD]

Ford didn't change charging system wiring much since they went to internal voltage regulators, 2G/3G

Just the Fusible links to battery and a switch to a fuse for the Yellow/white wire

1991 seen here: https://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/EDiagrams/files/Diagram_charging_1991_1.JPG

1988 below

 

[88xltranger]

Recommendations a coolant temp switch/location to install it? Also will just having the c230 kompressor fans be enough? I also have the volvo dual speed fan if those arent enough.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Lower rad hose. American Volt brand name, only one worth buying (made in the USA iirc as well)

 

[88xltranger]

Lower rad hose. American Volt brand name, only one worth buying (made in the USA iirc as well)

Any particular temp range?

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Any particular temp range?

I run a 180 high flow thermostat and I believe a 190+ ish fan switch on the smallest rad that I could find. Benz fans were moved into the engine bay as pullers to fit the intercooler. A thin rad with lots of air movement tends to cool better than a bigger one.

That setup lends to cooler running (around 180) while in motion and a little warm when in traffic when it was still n/a. No idea how its going to go with turbocharging.

I have the back of my hood raised and the knockouts in the firewall removed to compensate with excess heat from the headers.

 

[88xltranger]

Thats an odd way of thinking. It makes sense when thinking of the setups of some high performance cars with multiple smaller radiators. Not something I would've thought to do.

 

[88xltranger]

Im running a stock thermostat(195?) So a 210° on 195° off should be about right?

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Too hot. IIRC, you want your fan temp 20 under your thermostat.

Mines backwards due to unavailability of a high flow in 192-5, so I use a higher temp fan thermostat to keep operating temps close to factory.

With small rad size and windmilling fans, the e fan only comes on in traffic. High flow thermostat allows coolant to circulate quickly, removing less heat from the block, but allowing turbo lines to relieve ample cooling.

I have to block off my rad on cold days due to overcooling.

 

[88xltranger]

Too hot. IIRC, you want your fan temp 20 under your thermostat.

Wouldn't the fan temp being lower than the thermostat cause it to run all the time? I'm sorry if I'm asking some dumb questions I've never put an efan in place of a clutch fan so I'm just trying to make sure I get it right. I dont enjoy doing things twice usually.

 

[Curious Hound]

There are some funny dynamics to this. I put mine in the lower hose also. But you must remember that in the lower hose, the switch is seeing coolant that has been cooled by the radiator. The temperatures there are different than in the top hose near the thermostat.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Nope, thermostats cycle open and closed. As soon as it cools whats passing through the hose, it turns off. In the top causes it to run all the time.