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DanHall
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Joined: Fri Jan 17, 2014 2:38 pm Posts: 151 Location: Pueblo, CO
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fan replacement
We were going to head out for a nice evening at the local drive in. Made it about a mile and a half from the house and the throttle get stuck, engine revs, and then there is a loud bang and a puff of smoke right as I'm getting off the road and shutting her down. Open the hood and it looks like a plug wire managed to move and wedge itself in the spring on the throttle return and then the fan got into my brand new shroud. The bang was the better part of one fan blade hitting the underside of the hood and puff was just dust that had accumulated on the underside of the hood. Dislodged the plug wire, made sure the throttle would close and drove it back home - slowly since the fan now has a balance issue, go figure.
We ended up swapping cars and heading out again, met some friends and saw Insurgent. Movie wasn't good but we had fun anyway.
So the question is, do I just pick up a new flex fan and fix the cut in the shroud or should I go electric? If I go electric, should I wire directly to a keyed fuse block or control with a temperature switch?
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Sat Mar 21, 2015 10:30 pm |
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Gunnibronco
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Joined: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:07 pm Posts: 4074 Location: Gardnerville, NV
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Re: fan replacement
I assume you are running v-belts, not serpentine. If you don't want to do electric, there is a fairly cheap clutch fan set up you can add. Check this out: http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81601I've been running it since I went EFI, works great. Flex fans are fine for highway driving, but not good for slower driving like trail running or rock crawling.
_________________ "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." – Claire Wolfe 74-AWB 98", ZF5, Atlas4, TGW HP1060 and HP1014 axles, ARBs, 37's, 3.5" lift-5.5" front coil springs, Tahoe rear springs, EFI 302, h-boost, York OBA, 4x4x2, custom dash & gauges 72 U15- Explorer Sport-Candyapple Red (1 of 141)
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Sat Mar 21, 2015 10:43 pm |
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DanHall
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Joined: Fri Jan 17, 2014 2:38 pm Posts: 151 Location: Pueblo, CO
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Re: fan replacement
Yep, v-belts. I dig the thought of better low speed cooling. Thanks!
Do electric fans work better? I was thinking electric only because modern cars all seem to have gone that way. No parasitic drain on engine power that way either but not sure on the downside.
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Sat Mar 21, 2015 10:59 pm |
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Viperwolf1
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Joined: Tue May 07, 2013 10:37 pm Posts: 1485
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Re: fan replacement
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Sun Mar 22, 2015 12:40 am |
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DanHall
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Joined: Fri Jan 17, 2014 2:38 pm Posts: 151 Location: Pueblo, CO
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Re: fan replacement
Thanks everyone. Sounds like a new new fixed pitch fan is in my future.
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Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:25 am |
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ZOSO
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Joined: Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:58 pm Posts: 3906 Location: Henderson, Co
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Re: fan replacement
I have a 7blade fixed fan on my bronco. It works extremely well. It is a little noisey with higher rpm but for the amount of air it moves I'll take the noise.
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Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:50 am |
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Gunnibronco
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Joined: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:07 pm Posts: 4074 Location: Gardnerville, NV
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Re: fan replacement
_________________ "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." – Claire Wolfe 74-AWB 98", ZF5, Atlas4, TGW HP1060 and HP1014 axles, ARBs, 37's, 3.5" lift-5.5" front coil springs, Tahoe rear springs, EFI 302, h-boost, York OBA, 4x4x2, custom dash & gauges 72 U15- Explorer Sport-Candyapple Red (1 of 141)
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Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:20 am |
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DanHall
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Joined: Fri Jan 17, 2014 2:38 pm Posts: 151 Location: Pueblo, CO
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Re: fan replacement
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Thu Apr 02, 2015 8:35 pm |
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Gunnibronco
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Joined: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:07 pm Posts: 4074 Location: Gardnerville, NV
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Re: fan replacement
That sucks. I didn't know there were 2 different water pumps.
I have the rigid fan I'll sell for $20. I ran it for years before switching to the clutch fan.
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_________________ "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." – Claire Wolfe 74-AWB 98", ZF5, Atlas4, TGW HP1060 and HP1014 axles, ARBs, 37's, 3.5" lift-5.5" front coil springs, Tahoe rear springs, EFI 302, h-boost, York OBA, 4x4x2, custom dash & gauges 72 U15- Explorer Sport-Candyapple Red (1 of 141)
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