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Old 01-21-2014, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by fishEH
What radiator did you get?
$240 shipped off eBay, aluminum

while my temps are OK in the cold I was still having issues in warm weather even after head gaskets and roddin the rad.
ESP with a/c on

So it will either fix the problem or not, think I am also going to deep 6 the mech fan and go electric

Today replaced the thermostat, was stuck open
 
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Old 01-21-2014, 08:59 PM
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Not many have gone the electric fan route mainly because the mechanical fan moves so much more air.
 
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Old 01-21-2014, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by fishEH
Not many have gone the electric fan route mainly because the mechanical fan moves so much more air.
E fans can move plenty of air. Where most people go wrong is not shrouding them correctly and spending the coin on a nice set of flexilites that fit the radiator and move enough air. I have thought about this and have a decently shrouded set of fans but never have fooled with it.
 
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Old 01-22-2014, 07:47 AM
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It was suggested ford Taurus fan mid 90's+ it is shrouded, I agree need shroud to cover most of the read or you only cool what is direct in front of the fan
 
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Old 01-22-2014, 07:48 AM
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I thought about E fans just get rid of the loud fan clutch noise.
 
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Old 01-22-2014, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by fishEH
I thought about E fans just get rid of the loud fan clutch noise.
That was my reasoning! Lol. The fans I have are off of a Ford Probe GT. Originally one is a cooling fan and the other is an AC fan. The shroud fits the radiator almost perfectly. I may try it one of these days.
 

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Old 01-22-2014, 05:04 PM
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After removing front drive shaft I got my spare tire holder. Finally looking good. Now just need some bigger tires and paint it


 
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Old 01-22-2014, 07:16 PM
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Scored an Atlantic British trailer light adapter at the 'yard for 10 bucks, a PS mirror to replace the one I broke wheeling, and the OEM home link garage opener.

Also found a great deal on a recently rebuilt alternator, which was rebuilt by a legit local specialist shop not auto zone junk...

So my Discos gonna get a lotta love!
 
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Originally Posted by CUpgt
That was my reasoning! Lol. The fans I have are off of a Ford Probe GT. Originally one is a cooling fan and the other is an AC fan. The shroud fits the radiator almost perfectly. I may try it one of these days.

So just 1 fan with shouud fits?


Less noise, I am sure 1/2 MPG gain lol and tad more power ( probly not noticeable)
 
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Old 01-22-2014, 07:54 PM
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After about 2 years of "I'm gonna", I finally wired my winch controls to inside the cab of my truck. The hardest part was running the wires through the firewall and snaked up into the switch sockets.
Volume + = Winch Out
Volume - = Winch In
I'm going to wire in a cut-off switch to eliminate accidental bumping of the switches. The pic is unimpressive but the look is sano for sure.
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Tomorrow I'll be mounting my waffle grates on my roof rack.
 


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