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Omgbecki

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So I'm Kinda astounded That I DiDn't Look Into This Before But Why Doesn't Anyone Talk About Using An Electric Fan From Say A 04 GrandCherokee On Say A 04 Tj. I Know About The Taurus Swap But This Is Never Mentioned. Wouldn't It Bolt Right Up? School Me please.
 
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Omgbecki

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The Fan Is Powered By The Power steering Pump? Hmm I Didn't Notice that. Looked Like A Regular Electric Fan. Can Anyone Direct Me To Info About This?
 
amp713

amp713

Active Member
Ok since we are kinda on the subject of electric fans..... Im debating on just wiring my electric fan up so when the key is on it is on full bore..... Sure it is a lil more noisy and a bit more juice but i care more about keeping my motor cool than either of those two things... Thoughts?
 
jeep-N-montero

jeep-N-montero

Formerly black_ZJ
Location
Bountiful
amp713 said:
Ok since we are kinda on the subject of electric fans..... Im debating on just wiring my electric fan up so when the key is on it is on full bore..... Sure it is a lil more noisy and a bit more juice but i care more about keeping my motor cool than either of those two things... Thoughts?
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Thoughts are you really do not want both the starter and the fan drawing full power off the battery at the same time over and over, it's all to easy to run the low speed off a sensor and high speed off a switch.
 
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1low4x4

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amp713 said:
Ok since we are kinda on the subject of electric fans..... Im debating on just wiring my electric fan up so when the key is on it is on full bore..... Sure it is a lil more noisy and a bit more juice but i care more about keeping my motor cool than either of those two things... Thoughts?
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I would wire it up the usuall relay to temp sensor stuck in the radiator, adjust te relay harness to desired temp for your street driving. Not sure what thermostat you have, but adjust on/off time accordingly.

Then from there you can splice off the motor. Lead to breaker switch to constant +, then while off road or hard on it you flip of the switch keeps the fan running high 100% of the time no worries in the world.

As mentioned above, I wouldn't want my fans running while cranking e motor all the time. It's fine for short term for sure, but after a years worth of starting issues can pop up.

I run FFdynamics dual fans they pull very little power but serious CFM. Something like that wouldn't be such a big deal running during crank + stereo or whatever else.....
 
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Omgbecki

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Ogden
Also It Would Take A bit Long ForYour Vehicle To Get To operating temperature.


Thanks For The Info Guys. I Was Just Wondering. I'll Stick To The Taurus Idea.
 
jeeper

jeeper

I live my life 1 dumpster at a time
Location
So Jo, Ut
I've got ours hooked up to a toggle. That way I can run it as desired. Off in winter, on while towing, etc. Only issues is the occasional time we leave it on by accident.
 
amp713

amp713

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My biggest worry there is i get too excited doing something and forget to ever turn it on!
 
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