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Does anyone run a thermo or twin thermos on their 3ltr V6?

Problems or Success stories wanted!!

Looks like my fan coupling is on the way out and seeing it's under a year old I'm inclined to piss it off and replace it with electric fans.

Yes/No

Hi Noisey
you can buy fluid to top up your thermo fan coupling,about $15 NZ
I have good success with this in Patrols etc,but have not tried a Paj
Carl

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Is there anyone doing anything interesting to their rig at the moment.

I've just finished shifting house (still got lots of unpacking to do though).
The Jabber is in getting new urethane engine mounts (Kelpro) fitted also a new rear slip yoke with uni (leaking internally through the welch plug).
Also got the Kelpro t/case roll stopper which looks a lot stronger than the Mitsu one so will see how it goes.
Also will be doing the Genie headers and sports exhaust system

Thought you were missing in action !!

Be careful how they route the exhaust past the starter motor.

When I had the exhaust done they brought the pipes from the extractors together and then joined them about a foot behind the starter motor.

All good until you have to remove the starter motor.

Had to take it back and they removed a section and added flanges so that the motor can be removed with relative ease.

Pipes were also close to the front tail shaft and sheared a gease nipple off the uni.

If ya wanna take a geek before you get it done give me a buzz.

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Is there anyone doing anything interesting to their rig at the moment.

Still slowly doing the engine, when I get time...

Still playing with extra a-pillar guages, switches, lights, breathers, etc.

Re: the fans, my humble opinion is that you can't really beat the stock setup, as long as its working good. I bought a new clutch last year when mine was on its way out. The crank is spinning anways, and I think its better to loose a few HP to the spinning fan that to loose it to the electrical system, as well as putting more strain on the electrics. Plus water crossings are fine with a clutch fan as long as you start in slowly to slow it down...

Just my 2 cents....

Blair I forgot to mention that I have had a clutch fan shit itself at Toolangi going up Aeroplane Tk on a 35 degree day must have been a hairbreadth from cooking it.
Anyway I used that Selleys putty to bond the fan clutch to the shaft so it was a solid connection it was enough to get me home. I always carry 2 tubes of the stuff and have saved another vehicle the same way on a club trip.
I replaced the clutch with a 2nd hand unit (this was about 2 yrs ago now) and haven't had any drama's.
I also had the a/c fan wired to a switch on the console to give a little extra airflow when needed. But have found if the cooling system is working correctly and properly maintained it shouldn't overheat in any circumstance (except maybe towing).
The EF/EL/AU Falcons have twin thermo fans both built into a plastic shroud and look slimline enough the fit would just have to make some brackets up. They work real well I'm told.
Oh and hi there young Philmeister..........................

Thanks guys.

The fan is working fine but I'm getting vibration - especially when sitting still. I'm a little paranoid 'bout the engine feeling funny since she went bang.

Will have a better look this weekend but was just thinking out loud on options.

I have been playing with thermo fans on my Nissan race car. I do a lot of motorkana stuff which is slow speed, high power which needs lots of fan action. The electric thermos cannot move anywhere near enough air compared to engine driven thermos. 1200cfm is about the best of an electric fan, whereas 3000-5000cfm is typical for an engine driven.

Stick with engine driven if at all possible.

Jeff

Reading through some of the other posts on this forum the general view is to stay with the engine driven fan wherever possible.

Thanks for the input.