Topic: Electric Fan

[mrcabinet]

I'm still debating whether to go the lazy route and go with a flex-a-lite complete kit (I have a credit at 4wheel parts that would cover over half of it) or do the Taurus with a DC controller, which would cost about the same but require making brackets, etc. Then I read on another forum that an e-fan from an '04 - '06 2.4l TJ will bolt right up and have the coolant and PS mounts. Has anyone tried this?

[jfrabat]

I'm still debating whether to go the lazy route and go with a flex-a-lite complete kit (I have a credit at 4wheel parts that would cover over half of it) or do the Taurus with a DC controller, which would cost about the same but require making brackets, etc. Then I read on another forum that an e-fan from an '04 - '06 2.4l TJ will bolt right up and have the coolant and PS mounts. Has anyone tried this?

Have not tried the TJ, but I would go with FoMoCo and DCC.  It will pull less amps (soft starts) and can pull more air if needed...  FoMoCo can move up to 4,000CFM, and I think Flex-a-lite is something like 2,700CFM IIRC.

[mrcabinet]

Yeah, I think I'm gonna scrap the '04-'06 TJ idea. The only used one I could locate is in Kentucky for $100.00 plus shipping. The stealership wants $525.00 for a new one! Plus, I'd still have to get the DC controller and the connector for the fan.

[jfrabat]

Yeah, I think I'm gonna scrap the '04-'06 TJ idea. The only used one I could locate is in Kentucky for $100.00 plus shipping. The stealership wants $525.00 for a new one! Plus, I'd still have to get the DC controller and the connector for the fan.

My FoMoCo Taurus fan was a whopping $28 at the U-Pick...  You can run it off a relay for about $50 until you can get the DCC box...  Mine keeps the 4-banger cool even in low speed, so no need for a huge relay.  I actually have a relay to turn on the low speed, the DCC attached to the high speed, and a 3 position switch to choose which one to use (so I have AUTO, OFF, ON) and if the DCC controller ever fails out in the trail (which I doubt, because it has worked flawlessly so far) I have a redundant system to keep my engine cool.

[Bounty Hunter]

The only two 'brackets' I had to make for my Taurus fan was taking two small L brackets, easily found at the hardware store, and bending them so the ends are a little farther apart.  Then one side attaches to the fan shroud and the other to the OEM hole in the radiator support.

Being a TJ, you may need more to support the PS reservoir and coolant overflow bottle.

[jdarg]

1600 cfm seems to work fine for me even on those 98 degree windless days stuck in traffic. No shroud either. Probably could have gotten by with even less.

Get a controller that ramps up the fan speed when it starts. I didn't and my idle stumbles for a split sec whenever it kicks on from the inrush current.

[i_offroad]

I picked up a fan for $15 and a handfull of oem 70amp relays for $10 at my local pick a part. I have mine wired High Off Low, I would like to get a good controller one of these days.

[mrcabinet]

I know, the FoMoCo fan sounds like the best bet - plentiful and cheap. It's just that I've had a very poor track record with Ford products over the years, plus the thought of a fan out of something as ugly as a '95 Taurus going into this jeep appalls me. Maybe if I refer to it as a Lincoln fan I'll feel better.

[Jeffy]

I know, the FoMoCo fan sounds like the best bet - plentiful and cheap. It's just that I've had a very poor track record with Ford products over the years, plus the thought of a fan out of something as ugly as a '95 Taurus going into this jeep appalls me. Maybe if I refer to it as a Lincoln fan I'll feel better.

They have a solid track record in everything from hot rods, to 4x4's.  BTW: the Lincoln fan MK 8 is not the same as the Taurus fan.

[jfrabat]

They have a solid track record in everything from hot rods, to 4x4's.  BTW: the Lincoln fan MK 8 is not the same as the Taurus fan.

They are not?  I thought they were...  I guess this is why I get myself into trouble!

[Jeffy]

They are not?  I thought they were...  I guess this is why I get myself into trouble!

They're similar but not the same.  The motors have different pn# IIRC.  Then you have the size of the fan, 16" vs 18"

[sharpxmen]

the lincoln motor is also bigger (and higher amps as well) and flows more cfm but it is oversized for the 2.5L - even at 1/2 speed should still have plenty of flow for the 4 banger (i think at full speed it is over 4000cfm if i remember correctly)