so im not the only one who uses my heater to cool the engine?!?!?
i dont have en electric fun but it still get a little hot when i give it hell when im wheling lol

anywaysss, back on topic!

 

I should have specified to keep a very watchful eye on your temp. Hopefully you have one.

 

yeah i will i order the fan last night and just forgot the cfm but i figure it will be fine if it does get hot ill just get another fan like a 10" and stager them on radiator my wireing setup is able to have dual fans

 

Yeah....better install an aux temp gauge. The oem ones are SUPER reliable.....

 

i saw some fan kits at advanced auto parts the other day, just to throw that out there i want to say they were around 35 bucks..

 

they got the 3 gauge cluster at harbor freight does the same job, and is way cheap.. like 9 bucks i think

 

I did an e-fan swap with a Mercury Villager fan. I think those vans had a mid-sized V6 so it is more than up to the task of cooling the 22re even on "low". I put a thermometer in the rad inlet as a test once -- at idle with the engine warmed up the coolant temp would rise to about 200, fan would kick on and drag it back to 190 in about 10 seconds, then it would take 45 seconds to get back up to 200

 

you might want to take a look at Flex-a-lite Black Magichttp://www.flex-a-lite.com/auto/html/black-magic.html


Part # 165 puller
Mounting Surface Required 18" x 16" x 4 1/4"
Fan Diameter 15"
Fan RPM @13.5VDC 2200
Number of Blades/Fan Blade Angle 8/26°
Airflow-Cu. Ft./Min. at 0º Static Pressure 2800
Amp Draw 13.9
Mounting System Custom Bracket
Adjustable Thermostat 180º-240º Yes
Air Conditioning Relay Yes

 

where do yall put the probe for the aftermarket temp gauge?

 

FWIW, In my previous truck I would do some long hill climbs at in 4low 1st gear, mid range RPM in high heat near 100 degrees and my truck would always overheat, without fail. Mid RPM, high engine load, high heat, low speed so little air flow for the radiator. I swapped in a new all auminum dual core radiator and a 3600 CFM programable electric fan with no shroud and it completely resolved the issue. Note that this was not a cheap fan, cost nearly $200. After the fix ,in the same senario the fan could click on at 100% speed and cool the truck in no time, independant of engine RPM. I think the fan was rated at almost 20amps, so with the increased draw I also upgraded the alternator.

 

I would be very interested to hear the answer to this question too

 

http://www.amazon.com/Spal-185FH-Coo.../dp/B003PB41SI
This is what I always use,with a spal fan too

 

The probe for mine sits directly under the upper radiator hose.....as per the instructions

 

Just did E fan swap on 22R (1986) with A/C with a Ebay fan with a Aluminum Shroud that bolts right on Radiator 4 points seems to be good but just want to wire it correct, only care if turns on when key is on nothing more so on full when running. In AZ so ok to run all time tested on battery not to loud so fine if turn on key and on all time.

What is the best place to tie into a switched power and where power and how or what relay to I guess run main to battery to make this work? Should be simply but I can't find a switched line in engine bay and really don't know how to wire a relay from scratch so help on that would be great also. If can post with pic of here is the spot to tie into or this wire be great wire diagrams can't follow.
Any help thanks. Just a 2 wire fan.

FAN Specification:

Maximum Fan CFM: 1730 cfm

Fan Diameter (in): 14.050"

Thickness (in): 2.500"

Number of Blades: 8 blades

Maximum Fan RPM: 2,250 rpm

Blade Material: Plastic

Amp Draw: 12.70 amps

 

I know you're not going to want to hear this, but here goes:

I lived in Yuma for almost 30 years. I bought my 87 Hilux pickup in 88, and I bought a 87 4Runner in 95. The only mods I did to the cooling system was a 3 core, all metal radiator for them both. I used the 190° 2 stage thermostat. I never had a bit of trouble with the heat, and you know as well as I that Yuma gets some heat. As long as I kept a functional OEM fan clutch in them, the fan did fine. Matter of fact, the Hilux still has the same radiator I put in it back in 89, and it still works good.

Point being, for what my opinion is worth, go with a good CSF all metal 3 core radiator, and an OEM fan clutch, and you'll be in good shape. Every electric fan installation I've heard of has been reverted to the original fan clutch and fan eventually.
Again, this is just my opinion. I would think you'd want an "always hot" to run the fan off. Let the fan's thermostat operate it as needed. Does the fan's installation instructions specify keyed power, or an always hot off the battery? I would think that the fan's manufacturer would know best how to hook it up.

Not a lot of help, but it's what I experienced with my Toyotas. If you insist on installing the electric fan, on keyed power, I'll see what I can figure out for you to hook up to.
Good luck to you!
Pat☺

 

I'll see what I can figure out for you to hook up to. -all in now so please do cause it's installed and no going back to just key easy turns on key and all good (and not fuse blown) much better. where do I tap into get this right>?

Thanks for knowing rain been crazy hope all good there. Lots water going to right lake mead good thing here - but get could be better , but still with question was how to tap in and do relay (no instructions included) - I only need to make fan come on when turn key on and how to do. All asking for will deal with bad if comes (no over heat hope) later but best to tap into. Just asking -Thanks