Electric fan for A/C

[jsfordboy02]

Anyone hooked up an electric fan to turn on when you turn on the A/C? Not necessarily when the compressor is on.....make sense?

 

[TheJackal]

Not really...

 

[jsfordboy02]

when you turn the a/c on it does not stay on 100% of the time until you turn it off, it cycles. I want to install an electric fan for the condenser and hook it up so that if the a/c switch is on the fan is on, not just when the compressor is running other wise the fan will be turning on and off over and over.

 

[aldive]

when you turn the a/c on it does not stay on 100% of the time until you turn it off, it cycles. I want to install an electric fan for the condenser and hook it up so that if the a/c switch is on the fan is on, not just when the compressor is running other wise the fan will be turning on and off over and over.

What do you expect to gain with such a setup?

 

[jsfordboy02]

What do you expect to gain with such a setup?

Im trying to gain anything by it, I run an electric radiator fan and I just wanted to add extra little one on the front of the condenser. thats all

 

[jd4242]

i run one in the front but its for my aftermarket atf cooler and your is a 97 so it might be different,let me know if you want the link for the fan

 

[jsfordboy02]

i run one in the front but its for my aftermarket atf cooler and your is a 97 so it might be different,let me know if you want the link for the fan

Yeah thats about what Im looking to do but my concern is with the wiring. and hooking it up to the a/c system......

 

[jd4242]

you can take a wire off the fan motor and run it to a relay under the hood next to the battery and hook the fan to that,so when ever you turn on you fan/ac inside it turns on the relay and turn on the fan up front but keep the relay out where you can get to it so in the winter you can pull the fuse so it wont cool it down to much for the heat

 

[jd4242]

he is the link they are cheap puts off alot of cfm for its size and ive had my 7" for a wile now and works great
http://www.siliconeintakes.com/index.php?cPath=15&osCsid=d5cd5268836845edeef3e6e9cabea24b

 

[jsfordboy02]

you can take a wire off the fan motor and run it to a relay under the hood next to the battery and hook the fan to that,so when ever you turn on you fan/ac inside it turns on the relay and turn on the fan up front but keep the relay out where you can get to it so in the winter you can pull the fuse so it wont cool it down to much for the heat

thats not a terrible idea, I just would have to connect the wiring in the winter....no need then

 

[jd4242]

thats not a terrible idea, I just would have to connect the wiring in the winter....no need then

you can just pull the fuse out no need to disconnet the wiring.it would help with towing or 4x4ing.just turn the fan control to vent and turn to low so you dont lose power running the ac.this is how i was going to wire mine but i went to led switches instead.all can be done for less than $30 including the fan and relays
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[jsfordboy02]

you can just pull the fuse out no need to disconnet the wiring.it would help with towing or 4x4ing.just turn the fan control to vent and turn to low so you dont lose power running the ac.this is how i was going to wire mine but i went to led switches instead.all can be done for less than $30 including the fan and relays
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yeah im not going to actually remove all the wiring. I'll probably just put a ground switch in the circuit (on the relay) and turn it off in the winter.......

 

[jd4242]

haha hey you never know now of days:scratch::scratchost some pic if you do it just so we know if it fits in the front of a 2nd gen

 

[jsfordboy02]

well I seemed to have found a decent switched power source. I just got to the wires going to the fuse box in the engine compartment and broke out the continuity tester and found what I was looking for.

 

[Carguy3J]

What do you expect to gain with such a setup?

perhaps more consistent a/c performance? If the fan shuts off when the compressor cycles, then the condensor stops cooling off, and even begins to absorb ambient and/or engine compartment heat. When the compressor kicks in again, and the fan restarts, there will be a lag before the condensor is again fully cooled. Kinda like what happens when you first start your truck on a hot day, or after it's been sitting in the parking lot for a while. It takes a little bit for the a/c to get cool. That is the time it takes for the condensor to start cooling off, and in turn, the lag time for the evap to start getting cool air into your HVAC system.

Actually, I think I like this idea. When I install my electric fan, I think I might wire it to do this; go full speed when a/c is selected, regardless of compressor engagement.

 

[jsfordboy02]

perhaps more consistent a/c performance? If the fan shuts off when the compressor cycles, then the condensor stops cooling off, and even begins to absorb ambient and/or engine compartment heat. When the compressor kicks in again, and the fan restarts, there will be a lag before the condensor is again fully cooled. Kinda like what happens when you first start your truck on a hot day, or after it's been sitting in the parking lot for a while. It takes a little bit for the a/c to get cool. That is the time it takes for the condensor to start cooling off, and in turn, the lag time for the evap to start getting cool air into your HVAC system.

Actually, I think I like this idea. When I install my electric fan, I think I might wire it to do this; go full speed when a/c is selected, regardless of compressor engagement.

again, it has nothing to do with a/c performance, i just wanted to fan to turn on when the a/c is on. and you really dont want the fan turning on and off every minute or how ever often the compressor cycles, you would just want it to turn on when the a/c is and off when its off.........you got it!