I don't think you can separate the fan & shroud. The unit covers about 60%
of the surface area of the radiator I'd guess. I really don't see how one
could get the fan working with the stock shroud, and even if you could,
you're not increasing the size of the fan that's actually moving the air.
You would have to do a lot of hacking & slashing to fit the stock shroud
around the BM unit.
What would be ideal is a dual-fan setup - 2 smaller fans, offset, on the
engine side of the radiator. One high to the left, one low to the right.
Unfortunately, there isn't one that fits as far as I know.
Sorry, on the group buy I was referring to the FSM. If you're replacing
the pump, I say upgrade while you're at it.
Jason Yates wrote:
> Yeah, that's sort of the combination I was thinking. I know the
> 150 comes with its own shroud. I'm currently on vacation (away
> from my truck) so I can't go out a measure the radiator size.
> Does the 150 shroud cover most of the radiator area? Doesn't
> seem like it would--perhaps the stock shroud could be adapted to
> help pull more air through? Maybe someone has already tried
> this? Thanks for the recommendation. On that group deal, it
> wasn't clear to me what product you were speaking of--the fan or
> a water pump? I assume the water pump. I checked NAPA online
> and saw I could get a brand new pump for around $71 which didn't
> seem bad. I'm still toying with the idea of getting a
> flowkooler, though. Hmm . . . decisions, decisions.
>
> JY
> --- Andy Levy <andylevy@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Jason,
>> On your truck, the only fan that would have a fighting
>> chance is the Black
>> Magic 150. With the Flowkooler pump and a bottle of DEI
>> Radiator Relief,
>> it might be able to handle the load. John Neff and I have
>> already been
>> down the BM 150 road with our Gen3 318 4x4s and suffice to
>> say, we're back
>> on the clutch fans (though mine's partly because my BM 150 no
>> longer has
>> blades, thanks Jon S! :)).
>>
>> If you're replacing the water pump, it makes sense to
>> me to upgrade at the
>> same time.
>>
>> We have (or at least had) a group deal going with
>> Wyckoff Chrysler,
>> selling over the Internet. I don't have the link handy.
>> Final cost was
>> $80 or so, shipped - probably about $15 less than you'd pay at
>> the dealer.
>> Took me 2 weeks to get it in hand, however.
>
>> -andy
>> andylevy@yahoo.com
>> Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/
>> http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/
>> '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
>
>
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