Re: Question Electric fan
 

It depends on the use to which you put the vehicle. It is OK for the four
cylinder engine, used mainly for commuting purposes. For wheeling and back
country roads it comes on a lot. You do not really want to have to depend
on an electric fan, for a long climb over rough terrain. I don't think that
it would be optimal for use with the six cylinder engine.

Earle

"Tom P" <tompeters@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:11kab2jkutcv8c0@corp.supernews.com...
> Has anyone installed an electric replacement fan on a Wrangler? Is the
> gained HP and added fuel milege worth the ost.
> Thanks for any insight.
> Tom
>
>
>

Re: Question Electric fan
 

It depends on the use to which you put the vehicle. It is OK for the four
cylinder engine, used mainly for commuting purposes. For wheeling and back
country roads it comes on a lot. You do not really want to have to depend
on an electric fan, for a long climb over rough terrain. I don't think that
it would be optimal for use with the six cylinder engine.

Earle

"Tom P" <tompeters@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:11kab2jkutcv8c0@corp.supernews.com...
> Has anyone installed an electric replacement fan on a Wrangler? Is the
> gained HP and added fuel milege worth the ost.
> Thanks for any insight.
> Tom
>
>
>

Re: Question Electric fan
 

It depends on the use to which you put the vehicle. It is OK for the four
cylinder engine, used mainly for commuting purposes. For wheeling and back
country roads it comes on a lot. You do not really want to have to depend
on an electric fan, for a long climb over rough terrain. I don't think that
it would be optimal for use with the six cylinder engine.

Earle

"Tom P" <tompeters@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:11kab2jkutcv8c0@corp.supernews.com...
> Has anyone installed an electric replacement fan on a Wrangler? Is the
> gained HP and added fuel milege worth the ost.
> Thanks for any insight.
> Tom
>
>
>

Question Electric fan
 

Has anyone installed an electric replacement fan on a Wrangler? Is the
gained HP and added fuel milege worth the ost.
Thanks for any insight.
Tom

Re: Question Electric fan
 

I did an electric on my 4cyl and it works really well. It's been so long
ago that all I can remember is it did free up just a spot of power but not
much. But, there are problems you have to solve, and I finally got mine
working perfect. The first fan I had, I mounted to the radiator, with a
switch in the cab to turn it on and off and it also had a thermostat on it.
Well, thermostat went bad, switch went bad and the fan wound up nailing my
radiator....
The setup I have now works great. I found a round fan the fits perfectly
into the round end of the radiator shroud! So I bolted the fan in, through
the shroud, but a small bead of silicone around it, wired it up to a new
theremostat and fuse and it works great now. I just cary extra fuses. The
fan isn't even close to the radiator and pulls plenty of air through, with
it's snug fit in the shroud.
Nick
"Earle Horton" <nurse-nospam-busters@msn.com> wrote in message
news:43453a43$1_5@alt.athenanews.com...
> It depends on the use to which you put the vehicle. It is OK for the four
> cylinder engine, used mainly for commuting purposes. For wheeling and
back
> country roads it comes on a lot. You do not really want to have to depend
> on an electric fan, for a long climb over rough terrain. I don't think
that
> it would be optimal for use with the six cylinder engine.
>
> Earle
>
> "Tom P" <tompeters@ev1.net> wrote in message
> news:11kab2jkutcv8c0@corp.supernews.com...
> > Has anyone installed an electric replacement fan on a Wrangler? Is the
> > gained HP and added fuel milege worth the ost.
> > Thanks for any insight.
> > Tom
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Question Electric fan
 

I did an electric on my 4cyl and it works really well. It's been so long
ago that all I can remember is it did free up just a spot of power but not
much. But, there are problems you have to solve, and I finally got mine
working perfect. The first fan I had, I mounted to the radiator, with a
switch in the cab to turn it on and off and it also had a thermostat on it.
Well, thermostat went bad, switch went bad and the fan wound up nailing my
radiator....
The setup I have now works great. I found a round fan the fits perfectly
into the round end of the radiator shroud! So I bolted the fan in, through
the shroud, but a small bead of silicone around it, wired it up to a new
theremostat and fuse and it works great now. I just cary extra fuses. The
fan isn't even close to the radiator and pulls plenty of air through, with
it's snug fit in the shroud.
Nick
"Earle Horton" <nurse-nospam-busters@msn.com> wrote in message
news:43453a43$1_5@alt.athenanews.com...
> It depends on the use to which you put the vehicle. It is OK for the four
> cylinder engine, used mainly for commuting purposes. For wheeling and
back
> country roads it comes on a lot. You do not really want to have to depend
> on an electric fan, for a long climb over rough terrain. I don't think
that
> it would be optimal for use with the six cylinder engine.
>
> Earle
>
> "Tom P" <tompeters@ev1.net> wrote in message
> news:11kab2jkutcv8c0@corp.supernews.com...
> > Has anyone installed an electric replacement fan on a Wrangler? Is the
> > gained HP and added fuel milege worth the ost.
> > Thanks for any insight.
> > Tom
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Question Electric fan
 

I did an electric on my 4cyl and it works really well. It's been so long
ago that all I can remember is it did free up just a spot of power but not
much. But, there are problems you have to solve, and I finally got mine
working perfect. The first fan I had, I mounted to the radiator, with a
switch in the cab to turn it on and off and it also had a thermostat on it.
Well, thermostat went bad, switch went bad and the fan wound up nailing my
radiator....
The setup I have now works great. I found a round fan the fits perfectly
into the round end of the radiator shroud! So I bolted the fan in, through
the shroud, but a small bead of silicone around it, wired it up to a new
theremostat and fuse and it works great now. I just cary extra fuses. The
fan isn't even close to the radiator and pulls plenty of air through, with
it's snug fit in the shroud.
Nick
"Earle Horton" <nurse-nospam-busters@msn.com> wrote in message
news:43453a43$1_5@alt.athenanews.com...
> It depends on the use to which you put the vehicle. It is OK for the four
> cylinder engine, used mainly for commuting purposes. For wheeling and
back
> country roads it comes on a lot. You do not really want to have to depend
> on an electric fan, for a long climb over rough terrain. I don't think
that
> it would be optimal for use with the six cylinder engine.
>
> Earle
>
> "Tom P" <tompeters@ev1.net> wrote in message
> news:11kab2jkutcv8c0@corp.supernews.com...
> > Has anyone installed an electric replacement fan on a Wrangler? Is the
> > gained HP and added fuel milege worth the ost.
> > Thanks for any insight.
> > Tom
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Question Electric fan
 

Tom P says...
> Has anyone installed an electric replacement fan on a Wrangler? Is the
> gained HP and added fuel milege worth the ost.
> Thanks for any insight.
> Tom
>
>
>

Having installed electric fans on several vehicles over the years, I
investigated doing it with my 258 CJ. By "investigate," I mean that I
removed the clutch fan and left it off for a whole tank of gas before I
spent the money and did the work. BTW, my CJ has heavy-duty cooling.

Highway results:
The engine ran much quieter. Nice.
HP gain? Barely perceptible, if at all.
Gas mileage? About 1 mpg increase.

I'm certain that if the original fan were a rigid type, the results would
have been far more dramatic, based on past experience.

In the end, I decided replacing the clutch fan with an electric one wasn't
worth the expense and aggravation, so I restored the clutch fan.

--

Dale Beckett

Re: Question Electric fan
 

Tom P says...
> Has anyone installed an electric replacement fan on a Wrangler? Is the
> gained HP and added fuel milege worth the ost.
> Thanks for any insight.
> Tom
>
>
>

Having installed electric fans on several vehicles over the years, I
investigated doing it with my 258 CJ. By "investigate," I mean that I
removed the clutch fan and left it off for a whole tank of gas before I
spent the money and did the work. BTW, my CJ has heavy-duty cooling.

Highway results:
The engine ran much quieter. Nice.
HP gain? Barely perceptible, if at all.
Gas mileage? About 1 mpg increase.

I'm certain that if the original fan were a rigid type, the results would
have been far more dramatic, based on past experience.

In the end, I decided replacing the clutch fan with an electric one wasn't
worth the expense and aggravation, so I restored the clutch fan.

--

Dale Beckett

Re: Question Electric fan
 

Tom P says...
> Has anyone installed an electric replacement fan on a Wrangler? Is the
> gained HP and added fuel milege worth the ost.
> Thanks for any insight.
> Tom
>
>
>

Having installed electric fans on several vehicles over the years, I
investigated doing it with my 258 CJ. By "investigate," I mean that I
removed the clutch fan and left it off for a whole tank of gas before I
spent the money and did the work. BTW, my CJ has heavy-duty cooling.

Highway results:
The engine ran much quieter. Nice.
HP gain? Barely perceptible, if at all.
Gas mileage? About 1 mpg increase.

I'm certain that if the original fan were a rigid type, the results would
have been far more dramatic, based on past experience.

In the end, I decided replacing the clutch fan with an electric one wasn't
worth the expense and aggravation, so I restored the clutch fan.

--

Dale Beckett