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Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:33 am

Im busy installing a temp switch to activate my electric fans for cooling, was wondering which pipe should i fit the switch in? i have a 84 deg switch, is it better on the top radiator hose on the left or the bottom one on the right...



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Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:03 am

If you can't use the tapping (because it isn't there), it will have to go in the top hose, but as near to the rad as possible.
It needs to be activated by the temperature of the radiator water, not the engine water.
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Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:07 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:If you can't use the tapping (because it isn't there), it will have to go in the top hose, but as near to the rad as possible.
It needs to be activated by the temperature of the radiator water, not the engine water.
Dont u mean the bottom hose coz thats when the water comes through the radiator and into the engine, the top hose is the one that comes out of the motor??? i might be wrong but thats my understanding...
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Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:41 pm

Your understanding is totaly, 100% wrong!
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Mon Jun 15, 2009 6:47 am

Brianmoooore wrote:Your understanding is totaly, 100% wrong!

please explain
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Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:37 am

SAE30 wrote:
Brianmoooore wrote:Your understanding is totaly, 100% wrong!

please explain
Coolant flow is from the top of the radiator to the bottom.
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:35 am

willnz wrote:
Dont they teach you Jaapies anything???? :D 8) Wakker skrik...

apparently not....lol :D ..... but i see u learning afrikaans in NZ...

thanks for the explanation
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