radiator fan switch
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radiator fan switch
hi guys
i know i have seen it somewhere, or maybe someone just told me abut it but i'd like to have a switch (got unused buttons on my gearbox console) to switch the fans on/off manually, obviously i want them to work as they do now but just in case of higher temperature i want to be able to switch them on manually or after hard driving just losk the car and go home but l leave them running for a while to cooll the car down.
do you know if it's difficult? can do it myslef? or should i go to some specialist? maybe i can buy some sort of kit kinda plug and play thing? or if i can do it myself can you please tell me how to...?
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i know i have seen it somewhere, or maybe someone just told me abut it but i'd like to have a switch (got unused buttons on my gearbox console) to switch the fans on/off manually, obviously i want them to work as they do now but just in case of higher temperature i want to be able to switch them on manually or after hard driving just losk the car and go home but l leave them running for a while to cooll the car down.
do you know if it's difficult? can do it myslef? or should i go to some specialist? maybe i can buy some sort of kit kinda plug and play thing? or if i can do it myself can you please tell me how to...?
cheers
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There IS the 'fan mod' that a lot of people do, I don't know if the non-U.S. spec cars' ECUs support this though. This mod runs the fans for 10 minutes after shut down.
As for just turning the fans on via a switch, I am not sure it is that easy as...the ECU feedback might be a problem. I am no electrical engineer but I suspect an isolator circuit of some sort might me necessary.
How warm does it actually get in your part of the world? I guess I have it in my head that you would rarely see even 90 degrees F., is that true?
As for just turning the fans on via a switch, I am not sure it is that easy as...the ECU feedback might be a problem. I am no electrical engineer but I suspect an isolator circuit of some sort might me necessary.
How warm does it actually get in your part of the world? I guess I have it in my head that you would rarely see even 90 degrees F., is that true?
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dont know mate, still got the stock coolant gauge so the niddle is in the middle, but 2 weeks ago i took her for a spin, got her up to 160mph(could have done more but was a bit scary driving that fast ) got back home switched the engine off went upstairs and heard some weirid noise...checked my driveway and saw this white steam coming from under the bonnet...
i have boiled the coolant and the p[ressure was so high that all the rubber hoses just exploded...
since then i'm reallly concerned about driving it that fast so it would be a good idea to just cool it down before i get out the car...
i have boiled the coolant and the p[ressure was so high that all the rubber hoses just exploded...
since then i'm reallly concerned about driving it that fast so it would be a good idea to just cool it down before i get out the car...
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im with mahjik on this one. i've got one of my own and it works just fine, though because the one i chose sets off at a low temp the fans are on pretty much constantly which is a drain on power. i bought mine from summitracing.com and it cost me about 30 usd. and its not too hard to put one in. you are going to want a relay and a fuse to set one up properly.
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checked and i will try to get this termoswitch but in the meantime could someone please tell me how to wire/do whatever to have a switch for manual switching my fan on/off?