Finally got my electric fan installed on the bird, after having the stuff laying around for a year and a half. Thanks to Drew Helm, his post gave me the original idea and he gave some good info to get me started.
Thing moves some air, defiantly better than the old metal fan and no shroud. The fan is the Ford type, from the 3.8 Probes, Taurus, ect. Cost $30 at a pick and pull. I used a Hayden adjustable thermostat and wired it for automatic (thermo) and manual (always on) control.
Install was pretty easy, spaced it over a couple weekends but it was only a few hours continuous work. Few pics below.
Took it to work to test it out today, pretty cold this morning, temp gauge never got over 150 so I couldn't set the thermostat. When I turn in on though with the light on it noticeably dims them and the instament lights, I have a 105A alternator installed and I was running round 3k RPM at the time, any ideas on that?
Also, when I came home, I kept an eye on the temp gauge, still pretty cool out and it never got over 170. When I pulled in the radiator was spewing all over the ground, kicked the fan on and it cooled down pretty quick but I know it used to run 200 or 210 in the summers with no problem. Temp gauge is mechanical and taps into the head I think. Never had a reason to doubt it but why would it spew at 170?
