what year DIIs have electric fans for cooling the radiator? Do they have mechanical fans and electric or just electric?

 

anybody have an electric fan on their '00-'04 DII?

 

They all have a mechanical and one electric fan. D1's had 2 electric fans and one mechanical.
Why do you ask?

 

ahh ok. I thought newer models might have an electric main fan and auxiliary. While I'm doing this water pump swap I was toying with the idea of replacing the mechanical fan with a large electric. I read where some people use a fan out of a ford taurus (common swap for Jeeps) in their discos.

 

if you do this... let me know how... i hate the big power robbing mech fan

 

I have heard of a few people doing this but you first need to make sure you get at least the same volumn of air at all engine temp ranges.

 

You will be fine with a all electric fan set up as long as you dont off road, once you start off roading in the summer the electric fan will not move enough air and you will overheat.

 

spike, electric fans are much better off-road than mechanical..they pull more air and use less horsepower to operate. They are a must have on the trail during the summers here in the southeast.

 

I have heard the opposite.
Because they only run at one speed they always pull "X" amount of air no matter what.
Where as a clutch fan pulls more air the faster the engine turns.
I am only going buy my experience from people I have talked to so I admit that my info may not be 100% correct.

 

I've run twin 12" electrics for a year, one on stat (160), one on switch (dtdp, center off)
that let's me shut them both off, if necessary.

I was using the popular 16" 2speed lincoln (5600 cfm), before that, but it drew 39 amps on high speed.

Mine hasn't overheated since I removed the mechanical, including 5mph rush hour chicago, 90deg.

The twins draw 8amps ea, from summit, about $75, on sale.

(no shroud, close to rad)

I think the waterpump thanks me, too.(it lost about 5lbs. rotating)

luck,greg