Thermo Fans...

Post by **mickrangie** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 10:28 pm

http://www.norcom.net.au/~bpt/bpt2.html

Found this site that has after market twin thermo fan kits for fords.

Can anyone give me some info on running this setup in a 93 3.9 rangie??

Do they really work has anyone used / have them that does a lot of 4wding??

Mick

Post by **lowbox** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 4:30 am

I have twin Pacet fans on my V8 90 and have actually removed the viscous fan, here's what I have found:
- they don't move as much air but you can get away with it if your radiator, water pump etc are in top notch condition (and clean)
- living in cold wet places helps a lot
- consider adding vents to let the hot air out and keep the front of the radiator clean of spotties, winches, roos etc.

If you are having overheating problems check all the other things first...

Post by **LOCKY** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 12:29 pm

EL Falcon Thermos do the job on the Chev in the 85

Post by **LOCKY** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 12:29 pm

EL Falcon Thermos do the job on the Chev in the 85

Post by **mickrangie** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 5:06 pm

Do you use it off road???

How do you have them setup - on / auto / off ??
Mick

Post by **lowbox** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 5:38 pm

No offroad it's just for towing bodge home :finger:

Here's the fan set-up

http://home.off-road.com/~landy/Cooling.htm

also forgot to mention I have another set in front of the radiator as well so 4 fans in all

does get hot sometimes - on a hot day fully loaded climbing steep firebreaks or trekking down the beach at high tide in the deep soft sand - and you have to keep the radiator clean.

ct

Post by **CRUSHU** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 6:58 pm

the fans in the pics are el or au ford fans. they are very cheap (to buy). they can be mounted very easy, and are the right size for most radiators. i personally have them on a blown vn v8, a blown 93 ltd 5.0, a vl turbo, a 400ci pontiac trans am,and my blown 400ci f150. plus a few more people on this site as well. they work well, and if one packs it in, the other should get you out of trouble. the au fans are the cheaper ones.

Post by **Aquarangie** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 7:06 pm

Mickrangie,

The 3.9 radiator is pretty efficient and shouldn't need thermo fans. My Aquarangie doesn't need them and I live in Queensland. The needle doesn't budge past haff way anytime weather of-road or highway driving.

Maybe the radiator needs to be cleaned out. I also run spotties in front of the beast and it doesn'r seem to bother it.

Good luck,

Aquarangie

If it aint broken, leave the bastard alone!!

Post by **mickrangie** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 8:43 pm

I want to run thermos in place of an engine fan. Would 2 16" fans cool the engine in extrem conditions??

Post by **tjames** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 9:08 pm

I have two 12" i think thermos in the front of my '76 rangie and if i have it at idle not moving it starts to get hot, it doesn't have a cowl though, I want to do the opposite to you i want an engine fan or thermos that will work better.

Post by **amtravic1** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 7:26 pm

I have used 2 x Davies Craig fans on my Rangie. The models recommended by Davies Craig. They have a build in shroud and worked very well. Only removed them because I have an HF radio and the fans caused alot of hash noise I could not get rid of when they were running. I had no over heating problems even when crawling up hills in summer with the aircon on.

Post by **highrr** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 2:20 pm

I run twin ford EL thermos on my Rangie, it has a 5lt VS motor and I have never had any heating problems and gaied more power.

Post by **highrr** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 2:21 pm

I run twin ford EL thermos on my Rangie, it has a 5lt VS motor and I have never had any heating problems and gaied more power.

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