trucku
Explorer Addict
- Joined
- January 25, 2005
- Messages
- 2,015
- Reaction score
- 5
- City, State
- Queens, New York and living in Budd Lake, NJ now.
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2002 Explorer XLS 4.0 4x4
Just wanted to post a great piece of equipment I just bought.
I have wanted to get rid of my clutch driven radiator fan and have recently bought a Perma Cool 16" fan from eBay. It has over 2900 CFM with a 9.5amp draw. That low draw is good because I still have my stock alternator.
I have been searching for a method to control the fan. I am not too fond of putting a probe in the radiator although it works very well. I wanted the most accurate reading and operation of my electric fan. One distributor of a probed fan control module suggested I put a hole in my radiator hose and insert the probe and seal it. I wanted system that and either use its own mountable sensor or can tap into my current sending unit. I found 2 that I liked a lot. The first one is from Digital Dakota
I really like this one, but I was concerned about it being a bit exposed to the elements.
The second one I found was from http://spalusa.com/ automatic programmable fan controller. I bought it off of eBay for 80 shipped but later found site that would have sent it for 70 shipped...lol
In any case I like its sealed construction and very weather proof. It’s basically the same as the digital Dakota without a digital readout.
What I like about these units is that you need to buy nothing else. They are ready to go, with no need for separate relays for cooling and AC.
I plan to install my Perma cool 16" fan #19115 and the new fan controller SPAL FAN-PWM in a week or 2.
I hope to jump on the better mileage wagon.
I have wanted to get rid of my clutch driven radiator fan and have recently bought a Perma Cool 16" fan from eBay. It has over 2900 CFM with a 9.5amp draw. That low draw is good because I still have my stock alternator.
I have been searching for a method to control the fan. I am not too fond of putting a probe in the radiator although it works very well. I wanted the most accurate reading and operation of my electric fan. One distributor of a probed fan control module suggested I put a hole in my radiator hose and insert the probe and seal it. I wanted system that and either use its own mountable sensor or can tap into my current sending unit. I found 2 that I liked a lot. The first one is from Digital Dakota
I really like this one, but I was concerned about it being a bit exposed to the elements.
The second one I found was from http://spalusa.com/ automatic programmable fan controller. I bought it off of eBay for 80 shipped but later found site that would have sent it for 70 shipped...lol
In any case I like its sealed construction and very weather proof. It’s basically the same as the digital Dakota without a digital readout.
What I like about these units is that you need to buy nothing else. They are ready to go, with no need for separate relays for cooling and AC.
I plan to install my Perma cool 16" fan #19115 and the new fan controller SPAL FAN-PWM in a week or 2.
I hope to jump on the better mileage wagon.
