Show me your electric fan conversion

[fussfeld]

Never mind---i found this video and by the way the fan with the shroud is the exact one i have:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct61o4uFMa4

 

[fussfeld]

Ok, fan no good. Pics coming asap of the otherwise good installation---i used a SPAL wiring kit and Edlebrock lighted toggle.

Can anyone recommend a bolt-in unit?

 

[Camar068]

Anyone know if Spectra Premium or TYC is made in USA?

http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/ford,1997,windstar,3.8l+v6,1141658,cooling+system,radiator+fan+assembly,2181?a=Referer+www.google.com+URL+%2F

[edit] Think I'm going to go with the TYC 1997 ford windstar model. They are ISO 9001 certified.

 

[gmachinz]

I'll toss my fan kit out there for another option-it's a new set of fans from a 2010 F150 with my 3-speed conversion harness-it uses (2) 100A and (2) 50A relays and a fixed resistor board circuit to vary resistance to give you three speeds....

 

[gmachinz]

These fans are rated at 6000 CFM-measuring 32x19x6.75 and are the most robust fan assembly you can possibly find and will keep anything cool! Specifically designed to accommodate BBC or 6.2L truck radiators.

 

[gmachinz]

For truly universal applications I also stock these upper hose adapters w/dual temp sensor and pigtail!

 

[gmachinz]

Dual temp pigtail connector tower....center wire goes to engine ground, the other two are low and medium speed triggers....if used with my 3-speed harness there is an AC circuit which triggers high speed. Nothing is free in terms of power and these NEW Motorcraft OEM fans are the king!!

 

[Camar068]

what you got controller wise for the windstar and how much?

 

[austinado16]

Thanks for the detailed photos of the set-up you're making. Excellent product!

 

[NOPHO84K30]

do not buy painless f5 fan controller waste of money forst one was bad outa the box second died in a month. in cool temps. 300 down the drain. atleast thats my experience.

 

[gmachinz]

I used to be a vendor for Spal for a short time but after their "third" improved and revised fan controller it still didn't handle running an OEM Mark VIII fan I had at the time. Then found out Spal was making more and more inferior controllers with a 30A max rating and had built in over/under current protection circuits that would basically shut off if current approached 30A!

I'm sure the F5 falls into that category too-sure it'll run a pos aftermarket Derale or Flexalite fan but try to run any type of robust OEM fan and the damn things fall on their face it seems. So I went to my drawing board and came up with a bullet proof fan kit-sure it isn't cheap but it will power any possible fan you can throw at it if maximum fan performance is what you need.

 

[RThiel]

Ford Windstar Fans

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I made brackets out of 14ga and welded them to the core support. I like to use parts that are readily available. I think these were $120 at Rockauto.

 

[crazy4offroad]

I made brackets out of 14ga and welded them to the core support. I like to use parts that are readily available. I think these were $120 at Rockauto.

Nice! I drilled 3/8" holes in the radiator support to slip in extruded u-nuts, and used long bolts and aluminum tubing/washers to serve as standoffs cut to just the right length to give the fan mounts a little tension. Turned out to be pretty sturdy. I dont think this pic shows the tubing standoffs, I was still trying to figure out how I was going to mount it but you get the idea.

 

[Daveo91Burb]

So for the Windstar conversion, what years of Windstars are we looking for? I just looked on CL and found a couple of different specimens I could pick up for around $300 (one had a bad tranny, the one other was an unspecified "non-working") My wife will generally be amenable to parting out a vehicle as long as I can break even or better. Seems like $300 should be do-able? Probably better to hunt around a junk yard for the fans, but I kind of enjoy parting out rigs, who knows maybe I could make a buck or two and get some e-fans to boot.

 

[gmachinz]

Heres another one of mine-an RF24 T-Bird dual speed fan mounted inside the stock 73-80 SB shroud. These fit 81-up SB shrouds too!