Electric Fan

[baz2236]

Hi I am looking at fitting an electric fan to my 90 what size would be best to fit, also 1 big or 2 smaller ones. Has anyone found a donor car witch has a big fan that I could get from the breakers or is it best to buy a kenlowe one.

[Range Rover Blues]

I think it was fiatr ducato van that I bought, huge thing it was.  On a TDi the rad is roughly square so a big fan will cover most area rather than 2 little ones (better for a V8 rad).

BUT, I spoke to an application engineer at Kenlowe and he advised that I didn't replace the visous with electrics as they can't shift anywhere near as much air, so even though I bought the fiat fans for it I ended up fitting a new visocus and rad because I got a good deal on the pair.  Sorted my overheating problems out anyway.

Thats' on my LSE though, it generates a lot of heat when it's towing.

[graham2306]

I have one off a Mitsubishi fto on my 90, got it from a scrap yard for next to nothing.  It is 2 speed and the wiring, relays and a plastic lunch box to put the relays in cost less than

[baz2236]

What size is the FTO, I might go for to scrapies and have a look see what about.

[graham2306]

At a guess 12".   Never measured it, just saw it and thought it looked about the right size.

[Disco 90 george]

Got mine off a Mondeo for

[LandRoger]

Mine is from a Vauxhall Omega about dinner plate size  10.00 with the wireing from breaker,allthough i rarely use it unless its very hot or i am laneing in low gears thinking of getting a thermostat that sits in hose as sometimes dont notice how much the needle has moved and the thermo would switch on auto, :-k :-k

[baz2236]

I have ordered my X-fan switch and thermosat
Off to breakers tomorrow to find a fan.

[extreme90]

ive competed for years with viscous fans and wouldnt have anything else, id trust them with my life over leccy which do nothing but let you down.
And as already said they will never shift as much air than a viscous when its locked up.
Dan

[fezzy192]

i fitted a 16 inch electric fan to my 90 one of those slim line fans on ebay cost about 40 pounds but has only came in once as it never gets hot

[baz2236]

I not been to the breakers yard yet damm rain

Do you keep the fan cowling when you fit the leccy fan. My engine is a NA diesel so I am hoping I might gain a few extra horses from it as well.

Baz

[Range Rover Blues]

You will save a couple of horses but whether you'll notice is another thing.

Normally you would fit the fan hard up against the rediator so the cowling becomes uneccesary. 

[extreme90]

make sure theres a few revs on the engine else itll stall it when it kicks in  :lol: :lol:

[Range Rover Blues]

Can you imagine how many amps you wold need to deliver to an electric fan if it were as poweful as a Viscous?

1hp=746watts