electric cooling fan help

[katostud]

i just picked up a cooling fan out of a 3.0 ford tarus. how do i hook it up and what parts-relays-switches do i need and where to get them?

[v8astregt]

Gotta go to work right now. I can help you out later.

[OldsStarfire]

I hate to tell you but you got the wrong fan. The one to get is out of a 3.8 Taurus.

Do a google search on Taurus fan and you will find lots of direction on how to hook one up.

Jeff

[katostud]

oh. i thought i read to get the one out of the 3.0 tarus? so this fan wont work?

[v8astregt]

Does it have 3 wires?


And sorry to put it off, but I'll have to give you instructions hopefully tomorrow. I've got a big exam I need to study for in the meantime.

[katostud]

it has 2 wires

[v8astregt]

Oh, sorry then. Did you get it from a salvage yard? Do they offer an exchange policy? I know most of the ones here do. That's how I found my fan. I didn't really look at the engines, I just looked for the fans with 3 plugs.


*edit, sorry, saw that my article said 3.0* I had cut and pasted some of that article and I guess I didn't seem to notice that error. Sorry again for that.

[katostud]

i will try to exchange it and get the 3 wire one. once i get it how do i hook it up what relays switches and stuff will i need and where to get them?

[katostud]

ok now i got the right fan. the 3 wire one outta a 3.8

[v8astregt]

If I remember correctly, the three wires out of the fan are black, blue, and I think dual orange wires? The ground is obviously the black, the blue I think is the high speed, and the orange is for the low. Hook it up to a battery to find out, that's what I did.

To wire mine up, I scoured the entire yard till I found a relay set that I liked. An 88 Olds midsize sedan had a set of three relays mounted on a steel holder. I yanked this with as much wire as I could and used this as my relay set. Reason being that I didn't want to use hoaky universal relays with individual spade connectors, I like a plug much better. And also, I wanted a relay easily replaced from Autozone. Besides that, it looks much nicer too.

Anyways, using these three relays, I used one of them to power the low speed, then wired two in parallel to power the high speed, since it uses a lot of current.

Down the road I'm going to add a temp control switch, but for now, I've got my low and high speed wired to toggle switches. It's fine for me now since only I drive it. I've never had an issue. Do you have a high amp alternator? The Taurus fan killed my 60 amp alternator. But a trip to the same wrecking yard got me a 105 amp CS130 alternator for $15. I also nabbed a very large charge wire off a 94 Bonneville to supply power to a junction block I got from a Silverado, which in turn powered each relay.

A little funky, I know. My car is built off of parts from probably a dozen other cars, but by doing this, I've saved probably hundreds of dollars easily versus ordering everything new from a catalog.

[katostud]

thanks. i think im gonna order a relay kit from jegs. what relay kit should i get from jegs? its a 2 speed fan is there a kit that will let me control both speeds or does anyone know how i can controll both speeds or should i just hook up the fast speed? i want it to turn on automaticaly at a certin temp

[v8astregt]

Well any kit you order from a catalog isn't going to have any directions for a two speed fan. They may have a dual "fan" kit, for wiring two separate fans to operate at the same time.

Personally, I would just hook up the low speed to the temp control, and wire the high speed to a toggle. I rarely have to use the high speed at this point.

[vegafrog]

Check this out I ordered it off e-bay

Description


Item Specifics - Item Condition
Condition:
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You are bidding on a Relay and Thermostat switch Kit for all types of electric fans and water pumps. The kit includes:

* Instructions for 2 different configurations
* 5 Prong Relay
* Female Relay socket w/ harness
* Inline Thermostat switch
* 14 total feet of wiring
* 8 connections
* 1 Fuse Buss or Circuit Breaker (where available)

The relay will allow the fan to turn on low when the Coolent temperature reaches 155ºF or turn the fan on low at start up and then to high at 155ºF. The screw in Thermostat switch can be replaced with a temperature switch of your choosing from a local parts store, if a lower temperature is desired. The set up was designed for Ford Lincoln Hi-performance two speed electric fans. The relay kit works with water pumps or fans. Please contact me for any questions.

[vegafrog]

Just finished my fan install and radiator placement yesterday, still gotta do the cosmetic's though. Couldn't have done it without your help V8astregt!!!!
Thanks for posting all that info!

[v8astregt]

Awesome! I'm glad I can contribute to the community!!!! I hope you will be pleased with the setup. I know I am!!!! I drove it a couple weeks ago in nearly 100* weather. Around town I was using only the low speed, and I never once got above 200*!! Even on the freeway revving 3,000 rpm, I stayed under 200*. It'll be better once I get a front valance.