Ford Taurus fan..

**TrojanMan** · 05-01-2006, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by violatedppl

I am looking at doing this, but on low has anyone ever had a prob with cooling, more on the trail than city/highway. if not Im not sure I Would even hook up the high, but mybe

Low is all I had working for a while because my starter relay went out too. The bosch 30A relay worked fine for low.

**Zjeeper** · 05-01-2006, 01:58 PM

I ended up finding http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2003/02/electricfan/index.php too

**Zjeeper** · 05-01-2006, 02:50 PM

what kind and how did you mount the temp sensor on the 5.2?

**goodolboy71** · 05-01-2006, 04:00 PM

i used the bosche relay listed in this ford writeup http://highrpm.org/howto/taurus%20fa...taurusfan.HTML

for a yr now with no problems on high and low side, but get the diode as well from Radio SHack to keep from burning them up. as far as the temp control i just used the 20.00 hayden unit that probes into the grille and its what activates the relay on my setup.

on high in the winter it came on only in traffic, now that its warmer it kicks on and off, in traffic when it kicks on on high it lowers down to 190 or so and stays under 210 all day long on the 4.0

**Zjeeper** · 05-01-2006, 06:03 PM

so does the relay control when to switch from low to high off of the hayden unit?

**goodolboy71** · 05-01-2006, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by Zjeeper

so does the relay control when to switch from low to high off of the hayden unit?

no...relay just acts as a power transfer from battery to fan...hayden unit comes on at whatever temp i set it at, and it triggers on the relay( just like a switch does) i dont use low...just high now but i ran around on low a few times for the hell of it and it works fine

**Zjeeper** · 05-01-2006, 07:46 PM

i found this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Relay...QQcmdZViewItem
and i think i might switch out some of the main wires and relays and wire in a manual switch and give that a try

**goodolboy71** · 05-01-2006, 08:20 PM

if that is just a 40 amp relay it wont last

**Cue-Ball** · 05-01-2006, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by Zjeeper

i found this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Relay...QQcmdZViewItem
and i think i might switch out some of the main wires and relays and wire in a manual switch and give that a try

For $20 looks like it is worth a shot.

**scubatch2** · 05-01-2006, 11:15 PM

this is the relay w/temp sensor I used,just for the low setting.

**CurtP** · 05-02-2006, 06:57 AM

Not a very good place (more specifically, position) to mount that. Even though it's potted, that variable resister isn't. Should have mounted it higher and on its side (like on the inner fender on the left side of the battery). Or at least seal the rest of it up with some RTV after you get it set the way you want it.

Do the connectors for the relay go all the way through the base so any water that gets in the contacts can drain? I think I'd be covering those with a good bit of dielectric grease!

**goodolboy71** · 05-02-2006, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by scubatch2

this is the relay w/temp sensor I used,just for the low setting.

dont use that for the high side....i went thorugh 2 of those and got stranded with some LA4x4 folks in Baton Rouge once...each lasted about a wk or so before they burnt up

**Zjeeper** · 05-02-2006, 07:39 PM

is there an easy way to test the high/low settings when im at the junkyard?

**TrojanMan** · 05-02-2006, 10:42 PM

bring a car battery with you?

**Zjeeper** · 05-02-2006, 11:16 PM

i dont think you can

**scubatch2** · 05-03-2006, 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by CurtP

Not a very good place (more specifically, position) to mount that. Even though it's potted, that variable resister isn't. Should have mounted it higher and on its side (like on the inner fender on the left side of the battery). Or at least seal the rest of it up with some RTV after you get it set the way you want it.

Do the connectors for the relay go all the way through the base so any water that gets in the contacts can drain? I think I'd be covering those with a good bit of dielectric grease!

Thanks for the tip's,I will move it or grease it up real good.

**Swamp boy** · 05-04-2006, 12:18 AM

Good ol boy.. What are you running now?

I use a ford starter solinoid ..Works fine for me..

Off topic.. Hows everything going?? Havent talked to you lately..

**DCHZJ** · 05-04-2006, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by Zjeeper

i dont think you can

Ask them to test it for you. They should without a problem.

**TrojanMan** · 05-04-2006, 09:44 AM

solenoid or relay? is your solenoid controlling the high continuously?

**goodolboy71** · 05-04-2006, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by Swamp boy

Good ol boy.. What are you running now?

I use a ford starter solinoid ..Works fine for me..

Off topic.. Hows everything going?? Havent talked to you lately..

i used the ford and it burnt up within a wk....i ended up getting that 20.00 bosche relay that was on that mustang writeup and its triggered on by a cheap hayden temp controller....other than that i am still running that fan..the ZJ doesnt see DD duty any more so it works just fine for me

what have you been up too, are you back in your house now? I graduated and moved to Columbia SC and moved ol girl with me( talked about a pissed out cajun mom in slidell).....her mom lost it all cause she lived right there on Carr drive right off the old hwy 11 bridge in Slidel= all washed out to lake so she wasnt too happy that i was takin her only kid far away.....other than that everything is good, i hope to get down there again in a few wks and see some folks...i told greddy and midget i would help out with his YJ if i came

**goodolboy71** · 05-04-2006, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by TrojanMan

solenoid or relay? is your solenoid controlling the high continuously?

he is not the only having good luck with that, i have seen others also, i may have jsut gotten a crappy one, but mine didnt last long

**TrojanMan** · 05-04-2006, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by goodolboy71

he is not the only having good luck with that, i have seen others also, i may have jsut gotten a crappy one, but mine didnt last long

my ford relay only lasted a few months

**Swamp boy** · 05-04-2006, 11:47 PM

Mine is on the high side I rarely use it. I have the low side on the temp switch.

High side

Low side

And I am throwing in the cruise control just for shits and giggles.

**ZJdrive** · 06-23-2006, 05:32 PM

Hi gents,

since a few days I am lucky to have one of the famous taurus fans on my workbench, shipped from NC to Germany.... Throwing the hardware in the engine bay shouldn´t be a problem but I found three wires coming out of the fan: brown/green - brown/yellow - black.

As I am not familiar with the US wire colours, does somebody know which one is ground - low - high? Can I assume that black is ground...?

As an additional feature, I will use the waterpump/pulley out of an XJ to gain a bit more space between waterpump pulley and fan shroud.

Thanks a lot for your help!

Frank

**Swamp boy** · 06-23-2006, 05:46 PM

BLack would be ground...

Then the other two and touch them to the battery and see which makes it turn faster...

That will be high speed..

And conversly the one that turns slower will be low speed....

I think the brown and yellow is high but I have been wrong before...

The battery is the easiest way to tell without me actually getting up and going outside and looking...

Since I am one of those lazy americans I am going to suggest the battery method...

In other words...

Erwarten Sie uns nicht stumme Amerikaner, alles für Sie zu tun…
Tun Sie es sich Sie faule Scheiße.

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