StillKicken
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- Harlem, GA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '94 XLT
Several months ago, I had put a flex fan on my explorer. Now, working for many decades, car manufacturers were bolting the stock fan to the water pump pulley. Ford, in hopes of making it better, or to get more money out of you, decided to have a large bolt coming out of the water pump, that the fan bolts to. I had to get a special $45 adapter to make the flex fan work. All hopes of removing the weight of the stock fan were lost as the adapter weighs like 40 lbs.
I had searched for a good while looking for an electric fan to fit. A LOT of electric fan threads out there! I know the Black Magic 150 is very popular on here. I don’t know how much different it is in other years or if they have 1 row radiaters, but it would not fit on mine. I got the Perma-Cool 19117 http://store.summitracing.com/partd...4294924500+400006+4294838842+115&autoview=sku
I had to remove the fan shroud. No cooling issues so far. Am curious as what will happen this summer when temperatures soar over 100 degrees.
Now its not snap of the neck difference, but I do notice a little more power. Don’t know about MPG gains yet. But, if I can keep my foot out of the gas, I am sure there will be a little gain there also.
Highly recommend getting an electric fan no matter which one you get!
Have included pics. Still have to tidy up the wires. Just wanted to make sure everything was ok before doing it.
I had searched for a good while looking for an electric fan to fit. A LOT of electric fan threads out there! I know the Black Magic 150 is very popular on here. I don’t know how much different it is in other years or if they have 1 row radiaters, but it would not fit on mine. I got the Perma-Cool 19117 http://store.summitracing.com/partd...4294924500+400006+4294838842+115&autoview=sku
I had to remove the fan shroud. No cooling issues so far. Am curious as what will happen this summer when temperatures soar over 100 degrees.
Now its not snap of the neck difference, but I do notice a little more power. Don’t know about MPG gains yet. But, if I can keep my foot out of the gas, I am sure there will be a little gain there also.
Highly recommend getting an electric fan no matter which one you get!
Have included pics. Still have to tidy up the wires. Just wanted to make sure everything was ok before doing it.