can someone tell me where to connect wires for fireo fan???
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can someone tell me where to connect wires for fireo fan???
hey do any of you know a page that has pics/writeups on how to hook a electric fan up. particularly the feiro fan because i have posed before but people just act like im an idiot for not knowing where to hook it up
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I did mine w/o a relay. If you don't wanna swtich it on and off manually just get an inline fuse and an electric thermostat. Hook one wire through the thermostat to a power source, and the other to the ground. Throw the fuse in there somewhere and you should be fine.
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hook your power to the green scanner connection located on the drivers side front corner...its a green 6 pin connector...connect it to the....middle plug...just try the middle ones..hope that helps...
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On the fan motor there are two screws. Hook up 12v pos to one, neg to the other. I think you can reverse them to make the fan spin backwards. Anyways make it so the fan is sucking thru the rad. Then take a wire, a screw and 2 ring thingys. Take the rings and crimp them on each end of the wire. Put the screw in one and screw that onto the negative hole on the motor. Take the other end and find somewhere to ground that on the chassis. One of the radiator bolts should be sufficient. Now crimp a ring on another piece of wire, put that on the positive screw on the fan motor. Turn the car ignition to ON, get a dmm and start testing the plugs under the hood for 12v. There should be one at the passanger (I think?) strut tower for AAS. When you find 12v, turn the key to off and test again. Make sure its not constant 12v or itll drain the battery. Get a spade connector, crimp it on the end of the wire and plug it into the plug you found 12v at.
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Originally posted by AreExSeven
I did mine w/o a relay. If you don't wanna swtich it on and off manually just get an inline fuse and an electric thermostat. Hook one wire through the thermostat to a power source, and the other to the ground. Throw the fuse in there somewhere and you should be fine.
I did mine w/o a relay. If you don't wanna swtich it on and off manually just get an inline fuse and an electric thermostat. Hook one wire through the thermostat to a power source, and the other to the ground. Throw the fuse in there somewhere and you should be fine.
weither you are using a manual switch (don't), a thermoswitch (do), or powered straight off a 12v souce (don't) you need a relay.
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I went to get a thermo switch at napa (for my fiero fan ) and the guy tried to sell me one that bolted into the radiator?? is this the correct thing to get? I thought I was supposed to get one with the little needle thing that stuck into the radiator fins?
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There are a few different types. Id rather get the needle type than one that bolts into the tank on the radiator. Less work to install it. The one that bolts in youd have to make a hole for it and blah.
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The thermal switch you can get at Autozone, it's called the Imperial (part# 226203), sells for around $16. It has an infinite dial adjustment to turn it on at a given termperature range.
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Re: can someone tell me where to connect wires for fireo fan???
Originally posted by Rx-7Blazin
hey do any of you know a page that has pics/writeups on how to hook a electric fan up. particularly the feiro fan because i have posed before but people just act like im an idiot for not knowing where to hook it up
hey do any of you know a page that has pics/writeups on how to hook a electric fan up. particularly the feiro fan because i have posed before but people just act like im an idiot for not knowing where to hook it up
If you are really lazy like me, Hayden sells an e-fan kit that will include everything you need; including the connection for the A/C clutch override.
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If you go with the Hayden kit (or anyone else for that matter), it comes with a 25 amp fuse. When my car was sitting at idle, the fan would turn on and off with no problems. As soon as I started driving, I blew the fuse. I moved up to a 30 amp fuse and everything has been fine.
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Some of you guys just shouldn't wire stuff up...
ALWAYS wire electric fans up to the BATTERY via fuse and relay. Never just tap into the first switched 12V supply you can find, because most of switched 12V stuff in the engine bay is very low current, and the wiring and fuse won't be suitable. Electric fans draw a lot of current (particularly on start-up), so should be kept seperate from the factory wiring.
ALWAYS wire electric fans up to the BATTERY via fuse and relay. Never just tap into the first switched 12V supply you can find, because most of switched 12V stuff in the engine bay is very low current, and the wiring and fuse won't be suitable. Electric fans draw a lot of current (particularly on start-up), so should be kept seperate from the factory wiring.
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Originally posted by NZConvertible
Some of you guys just shouldn't wire stuff up...
ALWAYS wire electric fans up to the BATTERY via fuse and relay. Never just tap into the first switched 12V supply you can find, because most of switched 12V stuff in the engine bay is very low current, and the wiring and fuse won't be suitable. Electric fans draw a lot of current (particularly on start-up), so should be kept seperate from the factory wiring.
Some of you guys just shouldn't wire stuff up...
ALWAYS wire electric fans up to the BATTERY via fuse and relay. Never just tap into the first switched 12V supply you can find, because most of switched 12V stuff in the engine bay is very low current, and the wiring and fuse won't be suitable. Electric fans draw a lot of current (particularly on start-up), so should be kept seperate from the factory wiring.
Use a relay and DON'T USE the green connector to feed 12V to your fan. You can use the connector as a switched source for the relay and get 12V from the battery. A relay costs $5 dollars and takes another 5-10 minutes to install. Its not rocket science. Theres a diagram on the back of the package telling you how to connect it.
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Originally posted by NZConvertible
Some of you guys just shouldn't wire stuff up...
ALWAYS wire electric fans up to the BATTERY via fuse and relay. Never just tap into the first switched 12V supply you can find, because most of switched 12V stuff in the engine bay is very low current, and the wiring and fuse won't be suitable. Electric fans draw a lot of current (particularly on start-up), so should be kept seperate from the factory wiring.
Some of you guys just shouldn't wire stuff up...
ALWAYS wire electric fans up to the BATTERY via fuse and relay. Never just tap into the first switched 12V supply you can find, because most of switched 12V stuff in the engine bay is very low current, and the wiring and fuse won't be suitable. Electric fans draw a lot of current (particularly on start-up), so should be kept seperate from the factory wiring.
I once wired rewired the headlights w/ a manual switch and no relay. The switch really was going to be temproary. In about 5 hours of drive time from here to another city, the switch had literaly melted due to the 25-30amp draw. I endedup having to hardware the lights on the way home. Burnt my hands pretty good in the process too. If you ever want to see hardplastic melt in your hands...
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I used 10-gauge automotive wire and the Flex-a-Lite temp switch, all wired to the battery, for my Fiero fan.
I'm a long way from being Mr. Electric Guy, so would someone please answer this question I have about what's been said - are you saying that adding a relay to the e-fan's circuit will ease the 'thump' on the charging sys when the fan initially engages?
I'm a long way from being Mr. Electric Guy, so would someone please answer this question I have about what's been said - are you saying that adding a relay to the e-fan's circuit will ease the 'thump' on the charging sys when the fan initially engages?