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elect fan useres #867693 12/01/10 12:56 AM 12/01/10 12:56 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,274 s.w.fl B bonefish OP master
bonefish OP master B Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,274 s.w.fl	what do you guys use to control your fans.right now mine just stays on all the time,id like it to shut off after i gain speed.

Re: elect fan useres [Re: bonefish] #867694 12/01/10 01:15 AM 12/01/10 01:15 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger
OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA	I use a Spal controller...works perfect for me (with a dual Spal fan setup) http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Spal-Pulse-Width-Modulated-Fan-Controller,35700.html

Re: elect fan useres [Re: bonefish] #867695 12/01/10 01:15 AM 12/01/10 01:15 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,809 North Dakota Azzkikrcuda top fuel
Azzkikrcuda top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,809 North Dakota	I use a SPAL PWM controller with my ford taurus fan. It turns the fan on and off and varies fan speed with temp. I use them on all the cars I convert to electric fans. http://www.spal-usa.com/fans/automated/accessories/fanpwm.html 6330041-FanPics003.jpg (35 downloads)

Re: elect fan useres [Re: bonefish] #867696 12/01/10 03:14 AM 12/01/10 03:14 AM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 807 Toronto, Canada D dirtybee super stock
dirtybee super stock D Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 807 Toronto, Canada	summit sells kits

Re: elect fan useres [Re: bonefish] #867697 12/01/10 03:45 AM 12/01/10 03:45 AM
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 659 Boise Idaho B Boise Chall mopar
Boise Chall mopar B Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 659 Boise Idaho	I use the Dakota digital 2 speed fan controller for my Ford Taurus fan in my 72 Challenger with a 512. You can use the gauge sensor you already have installed in the water pump housing and it will turn low and high speed on at the temps you set.

Re: elect fan useres [Re: Boise Chall] #867698 12/01/10 04:11 AM 12/01/10 04:11 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O 70Cuda383 Too Many Posts
70Cuda383 Too Many Posts Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O	Just a standard fan control relay. kicks on above 185, shuts off at 170. on the highway, once my temps drop, the fan shuts off. it'll even cycle off and on in town running in traffic. just gotta have a thermostat that is at or below the off temp of the controller, otherwise, the thermostat will close and start bringing the temps back up before the fan ever shuts off. Photobucket sucks

Re: elect fan useres [Re: 70Cuda383] #867699 12/01/10 03:20 PM 12/01/10 03:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,068 Irving, TX feets Senior Management
feets Senior Management Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,068 Irving, TX	My Mercedes fan cooled the engine below the thermostat. I cheated a wee bit on the controller. I used my EFI system to turn it on and off. We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon

Re: elect fan useres [Re: feets] #867700 12/01/10 06:19 PM 12/01/10 06:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger
OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA	Quote: I cheated a wee bit on the controller. I used my EFI system to turn it on and off. I was going too as well....but eh...changed my mind

Re: elect fan useres [Re: OzHemi] #867701 12/02/10 12:01 PM 12/02/10 12:01 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,274 s.w.fl B bonefish OP master
bonefish OP master B Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,274 s.w.fl	Quote: I use a Spal controller...works perfect for me (with a dual Spal fan setup) http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Spal-Pulse-Width-Modulated-Fan-Controller,35700.html does this work with a mech.guage?

Re: elect fan useres [Re: bonefish] #867702 12/02/10 12:12 PM 12/02/10 12:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,068 Irving, TX feets Senior Management
feets Senior Management Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,068 Irving, TX	Your mechanical gauge will not trigger a fan controller. There are other places to mount a sending unit without giving up your mechanical gauge. We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon

Re: elect fan useres [Re: 70Cuda383] #867703 12/02/10 02:47 PM 12/02/10 02:47 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 268 anytown 4 440dodge440 enthusiast
440dodge440 enthusiast 4 Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 268 anytown	Does anyone know who sells just the switch that goes in the WP housing? I don't need the relay, wiring, etc, just the switch. Most everybody seems to list them by model nummber, not on/off temps.

Re: elect fan useres [Re: 440dodge440] #867704 12/02/10 04:07 PM 12/02/10 04:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,068 Irving, TX feets Senior Management
feets Senior Management Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,068 Irving, TX	Buy a factory original part for your car. We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon

Re: elect fan useres [Re: feets] #867705 12/02/10 07:08 PM 12/02/10 07:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger
OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA	And use a sending unit for a gauge, not a light...so you get the variable signal you'll need if using the Spal controller for example. You just program it to go on and off at what ever temps you want from there.

Re: elect fan useres [Re: bonefish] #867706 12/02/10 09:39 PM 12/02/10 09:39 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 638 South East VA J Joel71 mopar
Joel71 mopar J Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 638 South East VA	Mine is wired hot to a toggle switch. I turn it on when I need it, leave it off when I don't. I can also run it without the car being on at the track to cool it between runs.

Re: elect fan useres [Re: OzHemi] #867707 12/02/10 09:39 PM 12/02/10 09:39 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,274 s.w.fl B bonefish OP master
bonefish OP master B Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,274 s.w.fl	im running the mezerie unit and there is only a spot for the mech gage.where do you mount a sensor for the spal unit and what type should i get?

Re: elect fan useres [Re: Joel71] #867708 12/06/10 02:33 PM 12/06/10 02:33 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 268 anytown 4 440dodge440 enthusiast
440dodge440 enthusiast 4 Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 268 anytown	Quote: Mine is wired hot to a toggle switch. I turn it on when I need it, leave it off when I don't. I can also run it without the car being on at the track to cool it between runs. This is how mine is set up now....I'd like to use a switch that closes at around 190 and opens around 170. I can use this to trigger the relay and operate the fan....problem is, all of these are sold in kits that have a lot of stuff I don't need....

Re: elect fan useres [Re: bonefish] #867709 12/06/10 05:32 PM 12/06/10 05:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,068 Irving, TX feets Senior Management
feets Senior Management Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,068 Irving, TX	Quote: im running the mezerie unit and there is only a spot for the mech gage.where do you mount a sensor for the spal unit and what type should i get? You can put the sending unit in the head or intake (small block). If all else fails, go to the hardware store and get some plumbing parts to tee into the fitting and run both the sender and sensor in that hole. We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon

Re: elect fan useres [Re: feets] #867710 12/06/10 09:58 PM 12/06/10 09:58 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york hemi-itis I Live Here
hemi-itis I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york	I have a twin fan set up with separate switches & relays for each fan.They are controlled by my right hand man "MANUEL" 6342281-DSC_0912.jpg (20 downloads) HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

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