SO... yer thinking of an electric fan conversion...

[Glacier991]

My bad, sorry. A little circular logic to clear our heads out. Here is the link:

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139002

 

[Brian_B]

Thanks again Glacier. I seem to be saying that a lot lately for some reason. That is a.....umm.....unique (only word I can think of) solution to the problem.

 

[Glacier991]

I mean when folks were sayin that there was a "slight interference problem" I kinda said to myself... nuttin a good torch or sharp blade might not fix.... and if you ever DID go back.... hey with the fan out the pump would be easy to replace. I like his guts. Good old roll up the sleeves engineering. My hat's off to Raipier.

ps. In a subsequent follow up when I mentined that thread to him he reported that he STILL needed to cut the top support and redrill a couple holes in it and relocate the radiator an inch or so forward to make it all work. maybe I'll coax him to post an updated report here.

 

[KurtECV]

While thinking about swapping to a pusher fan I found this old thread that I used many years ago when I did the E-fan conversation.

I would like to add (for anyone seeing this thread for the first time):

A Taurus 3.0 2-speed fan does fit well without any modifications to the water pump snout.

Its shroud almost completely covers the (1gen) 4.0 radiator. I have used it for several years (and two very hard trips across the US) and it was/is still going strong after pulling it out during it current engine swap. A little trimming on one side of the plastic shroud to shorten it up, and a quick piece of aluminum angle sheet metal and boom you're done.