shadow7

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i've got a couple of these for sale and decided to put one on my car and share the install procedure experience. its been about a week and so far the results are great in all aspecs. this set up will be for the low speed only and with this i have zero cooling issues or charging system issues and installation went by smoothly.

to begin with just letting everybody know and you will see in the pics that i did not cut any corners on this project, i bought all necessary hardware and carefully planned out how every item would go and how i would hook everything up. also tried to do the cleanest job without any wires loose or showing.

all materials are the following and can be found at your local auto parts store:
-one taurus e-fan from a 2ng gen 3.8 liter V6 taurus
-plastic wire cover (to protect from heat and make it look clean)
-double sided tape
-small zip ties
-40 amp relay
-O-ring terminal connectors
-female terminal connectors
-16 gauge wire
-metal strapping
-sharp tip screws
-30 amp fuse
-fuse holder
-thermal switch with temperature prove

follow this diagram and you will be just fine (if done right)

begin by removing the stock clutch fan, fan shroud, and battery (yes battery) this will make it easy for you to place the e-fan without having to remove the upper and lower radiator hoses.


going back to the e-fan notice that theres 3 wires comming out of it. black being a ground ofcourse, blue is high speed and the black with orange line will be the lowspeed which is the one being used.


as for the placement of the relay, thermal sensor and other related hardware i chose to place them where all the other relays and solenoids are. i thought this would be a good place since i have a plate cover that goes over it and covers it from plain sight. bought it from corksport in case inybody wants to get one, not necesary but functional for the radiator and makes it look clean



next i went ahead and installed the e-fan. for this i had to trim the lower right corner and the upper right corner to acomodate both radiator hoses. and had to figure out where to drill holes on the fan for the brackets to hold it firm.
NOTE: make sure that the e-fan is mounted securely and dosnt vibrate and/or move.





once you have securely mounted the e-fan and components, follow diagram and connect all wires. make sure to do a clean, organized job and use all necesary terminal connectors to avoid any issues in the future, REMEMBER BAD INSTALLATION COULD RESULT IN MAULFUNCTION LEADING TO OVERHEATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

shadow7

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if you have any questions or tips to add feel free to post on heres
ending result:

87 t-66

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good job. time to get a koyo now

Aaron Cake

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The brackets holding the fan seem very weak. Looks like plumbing pipe strapping? Pipe strapping is designed for hanging in a stationary application. With the twisting force the weigh of the fan will apply when it vibrates, you'll probably start seeing cracks in a year or so. Also you don't want the fan rubbing the rad. It doesn't seem so, but it will wear through.

jackhild59

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You should close up all those gaps somehow. Lots your fan cfms are not pulling through the radiator.

The shroud seems to be a poor fit with lots of gaps. I have been looking at your pictures of the install and the picture of the fan at the beginning of the thread. How did you orient the fan shroud on your radiator? Did you trim the shroud in width to fit?

Looking at your original fan picture, I trimmed the wide, flat part to the right. This allowed me to fit it to the exact width of the radiator. The trimmed side is oriented toward the passenger side of the car. I closed the gap with a 1.25" aluminum angle. That angle aluminum also allows solid mounting to the mounting tabs on the radiator. I didn't have to trim around either the inlet or outlet of the radiator. The radiator is covered all the way to both sides, all the way to the bottom and has about 3/4" space along the top that is not covered, but the curvature of the fan is butting up against the upper rad tank. This orientation makes for a pretty tight seal to the radiator. Along the driver side I put a piece of closed cell foam strip between the rad and the edge of the shroud. Pretty much 100% of the air from the fan should come through the radiator fins. This is really important when using low speed. I believe that the low speed is marginal for the car if A/C is used.

Good Idea on putting the relay's in front. I rewired a new relay socket for high speed using #10ga wire. I get absolutely no heating of the relay or the wiring.

Next for me, an alternator upgrade.

shadow7

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OK so i see i've got some feedback here, yes the install is not at all perfect, the main reason was to show how to hook everything up and show that it can be done to look clean. funny that a koyo got mentioned because the next thing on my list after i get done with cali emissions (which im having a very hard time with ) im purchasing a koyo, new radiator hoses and thermostat. Once the koyo comes in i can make the fan fit while the radiator is out thus enabling me to take care of all the gaps and making real strong brackets.

as for now this is a temporary fit. Aroncake; the brackets i made are actually holding rather well, they are mounted in 5 different locations and i assure you the fan ain't going anywhere but as said before when the koyo comes in im thinking about making some new aluminum brakets, these should hold well and will not rust

jackhild; i didnt have to do much trimming on the fan, only for the hoses, i took of the battery to be able to fit the fan in without having to trim anything.

keep em comming guys, hopefully we can keep updating this thread in order to reach a perfect install of this particular fan

red_s5_fc3s

Nice write up man.

OutCold

Will a 90`Sedan fan fit aswell? From the 3.0 litre

Crit

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Yes. The 3.8L fan is just deeper. They had to thin the fan when they grew the stroke (spread the heads) on the Taurus engine. For the FC, there's room for a 3.0 fan. In the FB, you have to use the 3.8 fan in order to clear the front pulley, so it's become the more commonly used fan.

gkarmadi

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Where did you mount your thermal switch/sensor?? (the actual sensor it self).

gkarmadi

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and...what temp do you see with this fan??

Aaron Cake

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Well, if the fan is working properly, he should see thermostat temp.

gkarmadi

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Is there a reason why use a low speed setting vs the high speed setting of the fan??

jackhild59

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The 3.0 fan for the later generation Taurus doesn't look anything like the fan we have been discussing. It is a ring fan that mounts on the rad but doesn't have a shroud. I haven't even bothered to check it out due to the lack of a shroud.

The 3.0 fan for the generation we have been discussing is identical in appearance to the 3.8, but it doesn't have two speeds.

Grew the stroke/spread the head? Are you thinking maybe of the 3.0 duratec engine (ohc) vs the older 3.8 ohv engine? I think you maybe over your head in this discussion.

I am not a ford guy, but I have been under the hoods of ALOT of Taurus (Tauri? Taurum?) at the salvage yards the last few weeks while checking out the alternators. I have picked up quite a few Taurus fans and Mark VII fans during the process for friends. I basically cleaned out one salvage yard of the Taurus/Mark VIII Fans that were left.

BTW, the Mark VII fan is quite a bit deeper than the Taurus fan. I still think that there is room for that fan under the hood of an FC.

No offense intended, but I don't think you know what you are talking about. If you provided pictures and details to show otherwise, I would happily stand corrected.

jackhild59

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For many people, the low speed is adequate for their needs of engine cooling. The stock charging system is able to handle the lower amperage draw of low speed.

When you use the high speed, you will need heavier wiring, high quality relays and an upgraded alternator.

celbii

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can you rehost the pictures?