Taurus Fan Too Wide for JTR Radiator?

[waynekarnes]

i have the JTR rad in my Z.

 

used Mike and Greg's rad mounting kit as well as the straps on the mounting kit.

 

took me a while to devise a way of mounting it.

 

i think a lot and act slowly.

 

straps mounted on the rad mounting kit.

 

slotted the hole in the mounting kit to allow the straps to slide left or right.

 

i positioned the fan ( from a 3.8 liter sable ) on the straps.

 

drilled through the edge of the shroud and the straps.

 

one hole either side for the upper mount and one hole on either side for the lower mount.

 

then i tapped the straps ( made threads ).

 

used rubber backed washers and socket bolts to mount the shroud to the straps.

 

on the bottom of the shroud is a mounting tab.

 

i fashioned a brace from the bottom of the shroud to the bottom of the radiator mounting kit. this holds and strenghtens the fan mounting.

 

on the top of the shroud is another hole or mounting tab.

 

i did the same on top as i had done on the bottom.

 

when i placed the set up in the car, a tab sticking out on the driver's side created a problem. used pair of tin snips, cut off the tab. no problems.

 

i used Cozy Cole's schematics to wire up 3 relays, modified his design a bit.

 

i used one 180 degree Zirgo fan switch in the chevy intake manifold and a 203 degree export only 1995 LT-1 fan switch in the water pump.

 

the fan is fully automatic. coolant hit 185, the low speed came on. sitting in my driveway in the san jose ca. heat wave, idling for 15 minutes temp sat steady at 185.

 

i know the 203 works because i bought a 185 camaro sw from an ebay seller protech205. had a temp gauge in rad. temps were at 185, no fan. hit 210, high speed came on. i pulled wire from ea fan sw to determine what was what. proved 203 was working.

 

bought a zirgo from street rodder on ebay.

 

removed defective sw, all is well.

 

with the relay set up, runs on low spd at 185, when hits 200 to 210 relay removes power to low speed motor windings, other relay closes and high speed motor comes on.

 

tested this by grounding the wires that attach to the fan switches.

 

no switches in the car to worry about.

 

with the temp sensitive switches and the relays, it does its own thinking.

 

i have no luck posting pix to the forum.

 

if anyone wants to see my set up, message me and i will email pix to them.

 

thank Larry and his engineering friend for the relay set up.

 

he posted it here about 2 yrs ago.

 

wayne

[Mike Mileski]

What year of vehicle is the "perfect fitting 2 speed Lincoln fan" from?

 

Mike Mileski

Tucson, AZ

[waynekarnes]

Mike,

 

that 2 speed lincoln fan appears to be exactly the same fan i am using.

 

i cut that tab off to gain clearance.

 

if i remember correctly the sable and taurus are basically the same car.

 

the car i removed the fan i am using came out of a '93 sable wagon with 3.8 V6.

 

i went on half price day at local pick and pull. think i paid 18 bucks including taxes, epa fees, ect.

[Dragonfly]

I started this new thread http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=113701 for anyone who might be interested in the Fiero 2 speed fan.

 

Dragonfly

[THUNDERZ]

Finally got some pics of the Taurus and Lincoln fans. The lincoln fan has blades about an inch and a half bigger in diameter while the sides of the shroud sit on the tank rails of the JTR radiator perfectly. Also got the relays from the Lincoln.

 

My 10 amp battery charger did not like running the fan in high speed!

 

 

Too wide Taurus fan, easy to pull

 

 

 

--edit--

Lincoln fan. thougjht it was the JTR recommended one, but turns out it is the same Taurus fan everyone else is running

--edit

 

 

So what are the outside dimensions of the Taurus radiator? I have a Griffin radiator and I think it may be too small to put the Taurus fan on to it.