Taurus Fan

[wildphil]

The old Flex-A Lite fan gave out on my truck. So I decided to go with a Taurus fan.

Goes anyone have pics of this fan installed on our trucks or can give me info on mounting it?

I would like it to look really good if I can.

So I would like to know how others installed theirs.

 

[nallj92]

Re: Taurus Fan

ill snap some tomorrow, works awesome, mounts easy also.

 

[wildphil]

Re: Taurus Fan

Cool, thanks.

 

[qbnkiller]

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yeah..I also use one....I never had to switch it to HIGH speed.....on low, it's incredible!

Be sure to use a 40A relay and heavy power and ground wiring!!

 

[nallj92]

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[wildphil]

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Your install looks nice. Did you make the top cover? I would love to have one like that.

How did you fasten the fan to the radiator?

 

[nallj92]

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you can see two screws in the top of the pics, fastened the shroud right to the radiator top lip. Yeah I had the radiator support top piece made.

I have it wired to the ECM fan controls and the high speed wired to the A/C so that it kicks on high when the A/C is running, also wiried a hard switch for high

 

[wildphil]

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I like being able to fasten to the radiator top lip. Did you fasten the fan at the bottom? I ordered this control for the fan http://www.dccontrol.com/fancontrol.htm The 2sp.It looked like it would work well.

 

[Flyin Ryan]

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The dccontrol fan is the best out there but they are custom made as you order so normally takes two plus weeks for brian to get one out to you. It's worth the wait though you'll love it. It ramps up power to the fan as needed which is very important with a high amp fan such as this one.

These fans are the go-to fan for all mustang junkies and have been for years.. They can be found on corral.net for anywhere from $40 to $70 bucks shipped at any giving time.

These fans do tend to have a high amp spike during start up if wired to a relay make sure you use a big one because they've been measured to hit as high as 120 amps but again with that controller you'll never have that problem.

 

[JAY]

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Check this old post. http://www.syty.net/forums/showthread.php?t=28875&highlight=electric+fan

There are pics of mine. It works very good. I have it controlled by a temp switch I got from the former Checker Auto parts.

 

[wildphil]

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Thanks for the input guys. It is very helpful. I picked up a fan yesterday.

Now if these controls would just get here.

 

[MyGMCSyclone]

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Is this the Taurus fan that is being discussed?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1993-93-Ford-Taurus-3-8L-Radiator-Cooling-Fan-NEW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1e5b334b5bQQitemZ130379107163QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

 

[nallj92]

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Is this the Taurus fan that is being discussed?

[URL="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1993-93-Ford-Taurus-3-8L-Radiator-Cooling-Fan-NEW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1e5b334b5bQQitemZ130379107163QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories"]http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1993-93-Ford-Taurus-3-8L-Radiator-Cooling-Fan-NEW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1e5b334b5bQQitemZ130379107163QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories[/URL]

yep

 

[ed hess]

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I use a 200 amp solenoid relay, the 40 amp stuff allways got hot.

not a typo

fwiw the fan is a lot louder with the big mahoffa relay.

dont beleive it run a little wire to it and leave it run for awhile, then hook up a big wire to it, doing both without a relay and you can hear the difference.

 

[wildphil]

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I mounted the fan to the radiator today. The fan is centered with the engine. It may have to be moved over. There is only about 1/4 in. clearance between the waterpump and the back of the fan motor. Pretty darn close.

 

[red typhoon]

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i used a mustang fan 92-93 and i have about 3 inches of clearence. and it works great .