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Tom_Maverick
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Post Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:31 pm

so, my car sounds like a volvo..

any recommendations on an electric fan kit? and the mounting of a thermo-switch?
I have read that 14" is the size to go for but is it better to let it pull like the original viscous setup or and I better off tucking it away in front of the rad and getting a pusher?

I did think about just machining a spacer that I could bolt an 80" thermoswitch into that would fit in the top hose but that is effort and if someone has a better way of doing it I'd be really interested!

thanks in advance!
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Post Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:31 pm

Tom_Maverick wrote:so, my car sounds like a volvo..
then simply change the fan clutch and job jobbed
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Post Tue Mar 27, 2012 6:25 pm

I did.. It's all new! But I really do hate that fan noise so I've bought an adjustable thermostat and after measuring the rad, a slimline 14" fan and cowling..
Should be fun fitting it on the weekend! :D
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