Flex-a-Lite Serpentine Belt Driven Flex Fan?

[CAC91]

Has anyone used this one of these fans as a replacement for the OE fan? I have searched for opinions on it, but never found anyone saying they used one on their Explorer. Thanks!

 

[XplorerKid]

hey,


are u talking bout the flex a lite fan that jsut replaces the original plastic fan ?? the one that requires the special spacer and everything ??
if so i have that fan....... i had to special order it from flex a lite...... i have no complaints about it..... it adds a lot of sound tho........

PEACE


feel free to ask ne ?'s

 

[CAC91]

what diameter did you use? I see they are available from 16-19 inches. Also, what size spacer did you use? Do you have any pictures? Thanks

 

[XplorerKid]

hey,

you can call flex- a - lite and get all the detailed info if i find the info on it i will post it on here...... i can have pics for u tommorow but its dark and the digi cams batterys are dead but ill get u some tommorw...... i think the fan was a 15" but im not sure bout the spacer... THe spacer IS REQUIRED


PEACE

 

[CAC91]

Hey I appreciate it. I am really anxious to see what the set-up looks like on your explorer.

 

[XplorerKid]

yea let me go now and see if i cna get some decent shots if not ill have them tommorow



PEACE

 

[XplorerKid]

i had to cut a little of the bottom shroud becuz it was rubbing..... i will try and find my specs on it in a few minutes


PEACE

the big silver thing is the REQUIRED spacer

EDIT:: i was jsut informed by my dad that the brown rusty looking thing is a Ford Adapter... it is also required it spins on to the water pump

 

[CAC91]

Thats just what I was looking for! How does it cool? I see you live in Florida so if it does good there I bet it'd do good most places. Where do you get the adapter, also through Flex-a-Lite or is it something you need to hit the junk yard for? Thanks again.

 

[XplorerKid]

it cools great......... the adapter u buy from flex a lite u should be able to call them up and get them to give u the part numbers and everything.... ne other ?'s jsut let me know ...

also do u need ne other pictures ???


PEACE

 

[CAC91]

No those pictures are great I just wanted to see what type of spacer setup you had and how close it put it to the radiator. So this fan makes more noise than the stocker huh?

 

[XplorerKid]

wut u hear is the fan moving the air but its louder than stock.......


PEACE

 

[92x]

I had the exact fan on for a while that is in the picture. Flex-a-lite had to custom make the spacer for me because I guess they didn't have it in stock even though it is listed on their website. It is a 2 inch spacer. I did not have to cut my fan shroud. I just repositioned it. The hardest part was getting the fan hub nut loose. On acceleration the needle on the engine temperature dropped a lot but after your going at a constant speed it goes back up to the normal level that the stock fan would give you. I removed mine. I was so loud that I just couldn't stand it and it didn't provide any additional gains as far as cooling goes. The replacement ford fan has one additional blade and is supposed to be better. I would go with that. The flex-a-lite is just too noisy. If you still want to go that way I have the parts to sell you if you are interested. They were only on for 300 miles.

 

[XplorerKid]

yes it is kinda of loud but that doesnt bother me................. and i never noticed a problem with the temp gauge ........... mayeb thats becuase miens completey broke ........................

and 92x when my dad called to order they had everything in stock for me and i had it the next day
also i THINK ( personal opion ) that it is better than the stock fan(for replacement) and i felt a lil bit of power increase


PEACE