he said it did take a year to burn out, did not burn out right away

 

Hey Rob- I am running 20/30 amp Bosch/Tyco relays. I have no problems with these relays handling the Taurus fan load.

I have had problems with the sockets-the prewired sockets have 16 gauge wire. In my world, you need 10 gauge to handle 30 amps, (12 gauge for 20 amps and 14 gauge handles 15 amps). The first summer trip I took caused the socket to overheat and melt into a deformed shape. The relay never missed a beat even though it was attached to the overheating wire. I have had no problems with my 20/30 relays once I replaced the socket and rewired the current carrying terminals with 10 gauge conductors.

My best guess is that the V8 guy had a similar problem regarding wire sizes.

 

if my temps never reach above 190F even in 93F degree weather should I get a Efan?
When I drive in the city I rarely go past 3-4k rpm and my temp stays around 190F.
When I rreally push it on the highway it gets around 175-180F at 60-80mph.
I have a koyo rad, and the stock fan clutch with shroud. Im on a 30% coolant 70% water mix, was thinking also about putting in some redline watter wetter.

One main reason why I want to go Efan is because I want more room....
This is in my 89 GTUs turbo.

 

the stock fan is great, I know efans can be made to be almost as good, but there is something so comfortable about that mechanical fan doing its thing all the time.

Jack- I plan on running 10 gauge wiring, and you already know the relay I got for my set up, just a matter of swapping it all in. I also use 10 gauge wire that we use in the boats, good quality stuff.

 

Yep. Your setup is going to be top-shelf. I was posting those details for anyone reading the thread without other references.

 

I ran an 18-gauge wire from the e-fan's power post on the relay to a little red LED that I added to the center console panel, beside the fog lamp switch. If I want to know if the fan is running, I look at the LED. If the temps get above 195F (the trigger point for the thermal switch) and that LED doesn't glow, I know something's wrong and can deal with it on the spot. When the stock fan puked out on me one afternoon last summer and the stock temp gauge took off, I didn't know if I had a coolant leak or what until I found a place to pull over and popped the hood.

Now with a digital temp gauge, thermal switch, e-fan and the LED I have control of the fan plus I know pretty much the instant it fails. It satisfies my curiousity/concern and takes some of the stress out of operating the car.

 

i have tonsof taurus fans. lmk if you want one PM me

 

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