seventhgear

hey i bought a cheap e-fan from a junk yard from a ford taurus 3.0L v6.
i heard its a good fan for the fc well i searched a million times but never found directions for an install can anyone help out? im new to the fc scene well will i need a toggle switch for the e-fan?? well thanks hope to hear yallz .02 thanks
jack

87 rx n/a
pacesetter header
apc airfilter
custom intake
single 2.5" exhaust
dynomax turbo muffler

2ndGen.rocket

thats a good question, I was gonna ask the same thing at some point here. anyone?

aZizzo

i dont suggest efans,
barely and gain on an N/A even with heavy street ports, stress on your altinator

Liquid Anarchy

iTrader: (2)

You'll want to get a temprature switch from a hardware store. The way I've seen it done, you have a relay from an aux power source going to the temp switch. Then between the fan and the switch, another relay from the A/C fan ( if you have an A/C ). I'll look into it further once I get my Engine together; as I bought a fiero fan myself.

seventhgear

OK KOOL N E ONE KNOw n e thing else they can put in the thread too i dont know too much bout this even after the searches well please??
thanks
jack

seventhgear

ohh and im not wanting the efan because of hp gain jus cluttering up the engine bay and i want my engine kool!!! cold engine =better performance !!

markusparkus

iTrader: (1)

This mod, at least for the fiero electric fan, has been well documented in the forum. I'd give you a link but I don't have it handy. Do some more searching.

NZConvertible

The fan is only used when there's not enough airflow, i.e. when you're stopped or crawling. An electric fan won't make it run any cooler than a mechanical one. And a cold engine does not equal better performance.

Wire it through a relay like this:

kristopher_d

The FSM mentions an electric fan connector. Since I have manual windows and locks, and mirrors, but still have the wiring for all of those, I assume that all FC's, at least 1987 n/a FC's, came max wired. That being the case, why wouldn't you just use the factory e-fan connector?

NZConvertible

Because that fan was controlled by a dedicated control box. the wiring might be there, but no fan, no box.

seventhgear

i didnt get that .....
it has wiring for an e-fan?? i have an 87 n/a i just want to know how to hook up an e-fan from a v6 3.0L taurus to my 7 ! please help???

kristopher_d

Thanks NZ. I was just reviewing the manual further, and there was also an additional temp sensor in the thermostat housing. That's not there either, so the temp switch is the best way. carparts.com has one, but you have to calibrate it by way of the temp gauge.

seventhgear

COULD I BUT A TEMP SWITCH FROM LIKE an AUTO parts store i think i remember a thread on one from autozone....

Dak

My e-fan is turned on by a variable thermostat switch I got at Advance Auto Parts.I can also turn it on by a seperate switch.Here is a wiring diagram for how mine is wired up.

Dak

Oh I got my relay at Radio Shack.

chaos7

iTrader: (2)

i got mine at an auto parts store. its adjustable and gets the job done without any ghetto rigging. the fiero fan needs 4 flat brackets with holes in them to bolt onto a pretty stockish location. mine only took a couple mins to make and it was well worth it. i just like the space the efan clears up, im sure we've heard both arguments about reducing and putting load on the engine, so it probably doesnt need to be said.

Roy James

i had my **** straight wired to a thermo switch, it'll run even when the car is off, but make sure you have a good battery... i just like my **** to be cool at all times,.... like pie

blu_gxl

mine is wired directly to the battery too. it comes on until the set =point it's not long just about 1/2 hour after i turn the car off i just wired it as the directions that come with the thermo switch it's realy simple but if you use some of the other diagrams it will work also alot of people on here have great wiring. just figure out what is best for you i'd run a thermo to switch that way you can turn it on anytime or let it run on it's own with the thermo switch, for those just incase times. and make sure you do have a good battery and get the extended warranty!

Samps

I had mine wired like roy. And it did a number on my battery in a little over a month. I now have it run on a relay like NZ posted just minus the thermo switch. So mine runs whenever the key is turned to the on position. This is not recommended for daily driving or winter conditions, due to the added wear on the E-fan and the decrease in warm-up time in the winter (possible freezing too). But for my "just for fun" car it works just fine.

Roy James

yeah, i have my new RX7 wired up like Samps, just ona 30A relay, when winter comes around ill have it on a thermo switch in conjunction with the Relay....

KNONFS

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Man you are in FL, wire it so that the fan is ON at all times (when key is on). As far as mounting the fan to the radiator, you need to use your imagination!

Poindexter10thae

iTrader: (2)

I use a relay with an on/off switch in the center console with a 30A fuse, I am in texas so it HAS to be on when the car is on, since you are in florida, you should consider doing the same

Roy James

ZIP TIES!.. that is how me and damn near everyone has mounted the fan on there.. it works... just play around with a bag of zip ties and you can do anything.. "the new duct tape!" have fun!

NZConvertible

I keep having to say this! The fan is only there for when there's not enough airflow from forward movement to provide sufficient cooling! There is absolutely no need to run an electric fan all the time, even in Florida. All you're doing is stressing the electrical system. You're not increasing the cooling because at speed the air being pushed through the radiator is far more than the fan can move. Any power gain from removing the mechanical fan is also lost because of the extra load the alternator is placing on the engine.

Ryde _Or_Die

Well I am getting a free fiero fan for towing a friend of mine's parts car fiero. Now anyone that has used a fiero fan, has it messed up your electrical system at all? How exactly have you wired it? I would want to have it set on a temp thermostat and also a manual override switch. Please let me know what to buy for this. Thanks alot.