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Cheap Electric fan conversion - any one done one?

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stuntman:
Hello everyone, I did this conversion on a volvo 240 from a while ago.

I used a switched relay to run the high speed, the low speed was run from a temp sensor which was also relayed.

Has anyone done anything similar on a disco?

I have air con so I would need a fan the 'sucked' rather than 'blowed'?

I really want to get rid of the viscous fan to make some room in the engine bay and release a whole raging pony (bhp)!

 :twisted:

wizard:
I used a fan i picked up from a breakers for £5 and one of my own thermostats.
total cost was about £27

wizard :twisted:

stuntman:
Are they on your site wizard?

Range Rover Blues:
I was after a Kenlowe, or in fact a hooge pair of Pacets I picked up from RPI for £40 each.

But when I spoke to Kenlowe direct they advised I didn't remove the Viscous as no electric fan could move as much air and for towing my caravan that's what i wanted.  Spent the money on a new viscous and radiator.  The viscous now idles slower than the old one and locks up better too.

They do say that a viscous will eat about 5BHP with a fan that big though.

Anyhoo, if you have 2 fans like I do on Blue then you can wire them parallel/series to give you 2 speeds, you need a changeover relay plus one relay for each fan.  Mine come on full bore with the ignition on or half speed with it off.

Evilgoat:
Hmm, more ideas forming in my head. Wonder if I can get some onf those huge Papst ones used for cooling cellphone transceivers...

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