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ade666:
hi all. just had a fantastic afternoon at frickley 4x4.loads of mud etc... one small problem i managed to destroy my viscuss fan well not the mount but removed all the blades some how. now the engine seems free which is good but as i have a full width intercooler i could do with fitting a fan or fans. what do i need apart from a the fans. just want them on a switch so during normal road use can use them in traffic but turn them off when playing in deep water
Discotel:
Hi Mate, I fitted an electric fan to my disco a while back, you will need the following....
1: Good quality wire (I used red and black)
2: A 4 post relay
3: A GOOD quality switch rated to around 25 amps (the fan will pull around 18 amps) so anything less will probably melt.
4: Some crimps to attach the wires to the battery.
It is very straight forward to do and putting it on a relay is the best way to do it, you can also include an inline fuse, all this will cost around £20 so it is cheap to do. Good Luck and hope this helps.
Terry
fish:
I want to fit a fan, save a bit of fuel. What fan did you use?
Discotel:
Hi Fish, fuel economy did not come into it for me as I just wanted to keep it cool when off roading....I used a pair of Rover 800 series fans on it, I now have Kenlowes fitted to my current Disco.
Terry
fish:
Hi Terry, Perhaps if you make it over later in the month to do some lanes you can show me the best way of sorting fans out.
Ian
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