Electric Fan Conversion

[Anonymous]

My engine runs so much hotter in the summer than Fall or spring so :chill: is it possible to remove stock fan blades and bolt up a electric fan on a 170?

 

[Anonymous]

My engine runs so much hotter in the summer than Fall or spring so :chill: is it possible to remove stock fan blades and bolt up a electric fan on a 170?

Sure it is, but likely the problem is not the fan. It's better to fix the problem than apply a bandaid. It should not overheat with the original design. For me, even though my 3 core rad was only a year old, 1/2 the tubes were still stopped up. I did go to a crossflow rad with electric but only because of space limitations. Maybe it just needs a good backflush.

don

 

[I66coupe]

Look in the junkyards for a Maverick with a fan shroud. A shroud will make the stock fan much more efficient. I have found one locally but got there too late Saturday afternoon and they were closed. I'll be going back out this weekend to get it.

 

[66Sprint6]

Electric fan is a good thing. My car ran ok with the stock metal fan, but its a little more peppy now and Ive never seen it get hot yet. I have a 16" fan in front of the radiator...makes alot of noise, but I dont car, so does the rest of my car!
Matt

 

[Anonymous]

Hey thanks for the advice. Another thing is that I need to fill a hole in my new chrome valve cover that i purchased from Dearborn falcon catalog I've ordered three different plugs that were supposed to work but didn't what can i do???

 

[LaGrasta]

Just head down to the parts store and rumage around till you find something to plug it. Ideally,you should run it to the intake. That's what it's there for.

I'm running a 16" fan in front of my radiator without the stock mechanical. With your situation, I think your system needs a strong flush, swap out the thermostat and refill properly. I'd be surprised if this doesn't take care of the problem.
If you happen to flush it yourself, you'll be amazed of how much "rust" comes out. You can do it a month later and still be amazed. A true power flush is proably best.

 

[Anonymous]

i am here in miami...and i run it HARD...and never, even in traffic after punchinig it, do I run more than 1/2 way hot...

 

[Anonymous]

Don't overlook the vacuum advance and timing issues. Retarded timing makes the engine run hot.
Doug

 

[XFlow_Fairlane]

who needs a fan? I haven't had a fan on my six in a couple years. only overheat if I sit in traffic not moving for more than 10 mins. pretty much 95% of my driving is highway driving so I just never bothered putting one back on. I am running a huge 2 row AL crossflow rated for 400hp small block....I can get then car up to 240 range and cool it down in less than a mile of 30mph driving. prob gonna look for a fan here shortly though as the turbo is going to be putting out alot more heat

 

[Anonymous]

I do like the electric and it does save hp, as it only comes on for me when idleing. Only problem I have is not being able to run the a/c in town. On the road the fan never comes on even with the a/c/ on. My electric just doesn't move that many cfm's so I plan to go to a dual setup with one coming on at 185 and the other 190 or so.

But if there is an underlying problem going to an electric will not fix it.

don

 

[XFlow_Fairlane]

hey don you might want to look into a second fan switched off the ac system in that case. that is how my merkur was setup.

 

[MandarinaRacing]

While doing a search for electric fans myself I found this article....
http://www.mustangandfords.com/howto/25858/

Also from another mustang board found something very interesting...

I was reading the May 2000 'Car Craft' and I came across something very interesting. They did a dyno test on a 496 horsepower chubby, {yes, I know -- but we can still get some useful info on this...} and they tested different cooling fans to see what kind of drag each different type has.

Check this out;
Alternator, no fan: 496 hp
Black Magic electric fan: 494 hp
Thermal clutch fan: 487 hp
Nonthermal clutch fan: 485 hp
Heavy duty thermal clutch fan: 476 hp
High performance flex fan: 476 hp
Stock four blade fan: 473 hp
Low profile flex fan: 466 hp
One piece plastic flex fan: 460 hp
OE replacement six blade rigid fan: 449 hp

They found the alternator alone, a 63 amp unit, only sucked 1 horsepower.

http://www.mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/004276.html

Alex

 

[LaGrasta]

MandarinaRacing, good find. That is interesting. I expected some hp savings when I switched to an electric, but I never would have thought that kind of potential. I also swapped out my mechanical fuel puimp to electric. I must have done some real good...

 

[MercuryMarc]

I used a Big End Aluminum racing radiator and an electric fan, thermal switch, tranny cooler, and 160 degree thermostat. Fan is never on while moving over 20 mph, sometimes kicks in if driving slow or parked on the freeway....
Had to do a lot of tinkering to get it all to fit but I like the results.

Marc in SF
63 Comet Ragtop, 200 ci '69/C4 Tranny
Dual Cupholders
See the rad at:
http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/comet0/rad.html