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Old Apr 24, 2002 | 05:58 PM
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E-fan install, 7 or 5 blade fiero fan, and parts needed

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I'm getting a e-fan from a fiero tommorrow, they have 5 and 7 blade fiero fans. Which one is better? And how can i hook it up? there was a very nice write up by veilek(?) and now its gone. I was wondering how should i hook it up so it turns on when i turn on my ignition.
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My install was simple.
I didn't want to fasten the fan to the radiator core. (In my mind that is high risk for a radiator failure - but a lot of people have done it)
I made a frame out of 3/4" aluminum (90 degree bend) material. I bolted that to the exixting fan shroud mounts, with a layer of foam insulation between the aluminum the radiator. The fan bolts to the frame easily.
The wiring is real simple. Buy a thermostatic fan relay from Autozone for about $20 bucks. It is only a 4 wire hookup.
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Originally posted by 'Vert in Vegas
My install was simple.
I didn't want to fasten the fan to the radiator core. (In my mind that is high risk for a radiator failure - but a lot of people have done it)
I made a frame out of 3/4" aluminum (90 degree bend) material. I bolted that to the exixting fan shroud mounts, with a layer of foam insulation between the aluminum the radiator. The fan bolts to the frame easily.
The wiring is real simple. Buy a thermostatic fan relay from Autozone for about $20 bucks. It is only a 4 wire hookup.
ok, so i have to tap into a rad hose with that or what? and where do i wire it to? pos neg to battery and just 2 to the fan relay?
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ok, so i have to tap into a rad hose with that or what? and where do i wire it to? pos neg to battery and just 2 to the fan relay?

OK: You push the sensor into the radiator core fins.
I secured mine with a tie-wrap to my aluminum frame.
Wiring:
I was wrong, it is more than 4 wires, sorry.
Two wires from the relay go to the two wires on the fan. If it rotates the wrong way swap the wires.
The black wire from the relay you fasten to the chassis for a ground.
You connect the main hot lead to the battery - it should be fused.
There is a wire for the A/C compressor, just pick that up at the compressor plug. That permits the fan to run when the A/C is on.
The ignition hot is the remaining wire on the relay. You can pick that up from the light green connector just outboard of the battery.
It is really easy!
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