galen211
12-08-2006, 11:50 AM
OK, here's the situation. At some point in my trucks life someone put a more "modern" radiator in. When I bought the truck from Tom it had an electric fan on it but it did not work. So Tom and crew removed it and replaced it with the original fan on the motor.
The problem is that the original shroud does not fit the new radiator and fan together. The fan is completely out in the open and I am just waiting for the time I cross water a little too deep. I'm afraid the fan is going to sling water with nothing stopping it what-so-ever shutting me down in a hurry.
So my question is, how do the aftermarket fans work? Do they use a temperature sending unit to know when to kick on? Also, I thought I had read somewhere that you can put in a bypass switch so that the fan can be shut off when you cross water. Is that possible? The radiator works well and someone took the time to fit it in. I think putting a fan behind it might be easier and cheaper than switching to an original radiator.
Ideas? Suggestions? Don't worry about?
The problem is that the original shroud does not fit the new radiator and fan together. The fan is completely out in the open and I am just waiting for the time I cross water a little too deep. I'm afraid the fan is going to sling water with nothing stopping it what-so-ever shutting me down in a hurry.
So my question is, how do the aftermarket fans work? Do they use a temperature sending unit to know when to kick on? Also, I thought I had read somewhere that you can put in a bypass switch so that the fan can be shut off when you cross water. Is that possible? The radiator works well and someone took the time to fit it in. I think putting a fan behind it might be easier and cheaper than switching to an original radiator.
Ideas? Suggestions? Don't worry about?