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Re: Electirc fan
« Reply #15 on: May 31, 2008, 11:25:35 PM »
    I have had zero problems with the fan. I dont know how many amps it pulls but I drive alot at night and have never had a problem.  I am running the stock alternator. The fan has been on my jeep for about three years now. I also have it wired so it runs after the Jeep is shut off. If someone gets under my hood , say at a mall parking lot, on a warm day they may very well lose a hand.  :nono: :nono:

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Re: Electirc fan
« Reply #16 on: June 01, 2008, 08:18:34 PM »
I bought the same fan, haven´t installed it yet. Did you had any problems with the amount of amps it pulls using the stock alternator?

I used my Ford fan with the stock alternator almost all winter, and I drive with my stereo blasting, and my auxiliary lights (they used to be 100W fog lights at the time, but I now changed to 50W bulbs for city driving) on all the time without any ssues.  I did later upgrade to a 160A alternator (164A I think it was).

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Re: Electirc fan
« Reply #17 on: June 02, 2008, 06:31:20 AM »
I used my Ford fan with the stock alternator almost all winter, and I drive with my stereo blasting, and my auxiliary lights (they used to be 100W fog lights at the time, but I now changed to 50W bulbs for city driving) on all the time without any ssues.  I did later upgrade to a 160A alternator (164A I think it was).

Felipe

Felipe...what alternator did you go with??
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Re: Electirc fan
« Reply #18 on: June 02, 2008, 07:39:33 AM »
Felipe...what alternator did you go with??

Load Boss from Alterstart...  Found it on eBay.  Comes with all the data from the test done to it.  It was around 165A if I rememebr correctly
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« Reply #19 on: June 02, 2008, 08:17:03 AM »
I used my Ford fan with the stock alternator almost all winter, and I drive with my stereo blasting, and my auxiliary lights (they used to be 100W fog lights at the time, but I now changed to 50W bulbs for city driving) on all the time without any ssues.  I did later upgrade to a 160A alternator (164A I think it was).

Felipe

Thanks for the reply :thumb: I also bought a set of auxiliary lights and was beginning to think i had to upgrade the alternator.

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Re: Electirc fan
« Reply #20 on: June 02, 2008, 12:30:43 PM »
Load Boss from Alterstart...  Found it on eBay.  Comes with all the data from the test done to it.  It was around 165A if I rememebr correctly

Sounds like it's a standard Dakota Alternator.  Those are 160A stock.

The one I bought had had no issues.  It was custom rebuilt to give 170A.  The 2-year warranty is nice as well.
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Re: Electirc fan
« Reply #21 on: June 02, 2008, 05:28:44 PM »
You guys are so lucky to have junkyards with useful stuff  :'(

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Re: Electirc fan
« Reply #22 on: June 02, 2008, 06:27:46 PM »
You guys are so lucky to have junkyards with useful stuff  :'(

Ebay can be your friend too...
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Re: Electirc fan
« Reply #23 on: June 02, 2008, 07:16:41 PM »
Ebay can be your friend too...

It´s one of my best friends!!, i´ve restored 5 cars thanks to him  :clap:  I still think finding stuff in the junkyard is a little more exciting  :weee:, and there have been parts that i have been looking for years and never seen them on ebay.

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Re: Electirc fan
« Reply #24 on: June 04, 2008, 01:44:38 PM »
where did you all get your fans for 50 bucks thats a sweet deal

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Re: Electirc fan
« Reply #25 on: June 04, 2008, 02:01:05 PM »
where did you all get your fans for 50 bucks thats a sweet deal

I bought mine for $25 off ebay and had it shipped for under $50.  It came with a relay and some wiring as well which was nice.
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Re: Electirc fan
« Reply #26 on: June 04, 2008, 02:02:10 PM »
i got 2 new 16 in s blade fans off ebay for 55 put one on my jeep and one on my v-8 s-10

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Re: Electirc fan
« Reply #27 on: June 04, 2008, 07:21:21 PM »
I got mine from the local Junk Yard for $28 complete with the plug and shroud...
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Re: Electirc fan
« Reply #28 on: June 04, 2008, 07:28:23 PM »
i wish there was some good junk yards around here.....everybody just hauls them off for scrap iron now

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Re: Electirc fan
« Reply #29 on: June 04, 2008, 07:44:12 PM »
i wish there was some good junk yards around here.....everybody just hauls them off for scrap iron now

Where are you from?