Chris_1

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My truck is 24 years old, has the original clutch fan and rad. Still working great.
Never, EVER an issue with cooling. And I don't expect one anytime soon. Everything is working exactly as it should.
I have read posts from people who have converted to electric fans and had issues with switches, relays, fan motors and even some overheating issues which could shorten the life of a motor real fast.
So my opinion would be why spend money to eliminate something that works great even after 1/4 of a century and replace it with something that could fail without warning, probably at a very inconvenient time.
And as Steve83 pointed out, the energy has to come from somewhere. And a truck has to burn fuel to create it.
Saying an electric car doesn't create pollution is great till you follow the electric plug back to the coal fired power generating plant.

That's a little sideways there but the point is that if you want to redesign something on your truck to make it work better, the effort is better spent on something that isn't already pretty well designed (If it ain't broke....).

Steve83

And to continue even FARTHER off-topic... [/topic]You're right, but that doesn't really even scratch the surface. The reason electric cars weren't on the market in the late 90s (watch the 2006 movie "Who Killed the Electric Car?") was that the batteries weren't light & efficient enough to justify them at that time. It wasn't until the development of the Erdsberg & Grasberg mines that electric & hybrid cars became economically-feasible. But just look at what's happening to the rain forest, swampland, & estuaries below those mines due to the heavy metals in the spoils... A Prius has done MORE ecological damage before it's sold than my Bronco's current engine will have done when it reaches 1,000,000 miles.

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sdmartin65

I have a truck similar to yours, 95 RCSB auto 2wd with the 302. It's my sport truck not really driven that much. Few years back I put a supercharger on it and it adds a tremendous amount of heat. This last summer I added E Fans. I had read up quite a bit on others methods and products along with problem areas. I installed Derale fans with shroud and used a Dakota Digital controller. This works great but not worth the cost if your trying to gain a mile per gallon or so. And there are always the costs you don't think of, my battery died couple weeks after the install. Both fans running draw a combined 50 amps. If you do decide to do it run a decent controller like the DD. They are a company that make complete electronic clusters and components for restorations along with other items. The wrecking yard fans are reliable but are designed for a car and most likely wouldn't move enough air to tow with.

clintm6

Got 19 mpg with today's fill-up!! But I still wonder sometime if the hassle of replacing e-fan related parts is worth it...

But I'm committed to them now because I tossed the factory set-up!

Moschello25

Where did you get the alternator from? I know it needs to be upgraded to a 140amp to handle the draw of the e fan?

Moschello25

I have a 95 Ford F-150 xlt 4x4 v8 302and all I have is a 2in leveling kit with 33x12.50r15 and I get is about 7-8mpg out of it. I’ve done a egr delete and cold air intake and thermactor plugs to get rid of the egr tube off the heads. I figured by switching to e fan and shortening the belt and smog pump delete I should get maybe 2-3 mpg more

BLDTruth

The EGR delete is not really something you should do, but that's for a different thread.

The alternator you want is TYC 2-07768

SaltEater

Power master also makes a bunch, i might get one of theirs when i upgrade to a 200 amp unit. This thread over at the bronco forum seems to outline what works pretty well and whats needed to upgrade.

sdmartin65

Oreilly or Zone 97 F150 six cylinder is 130 amp, bolts right in.

Steve83

JY OE, FTW.


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