Re: RE: Cooling fans

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Jun 13 2002 - 19:12:14 EDT


Depending on the engine and options you have, starting with 2000s some
Daks and Durangos came with a "supplemental" electric fan in the shroud,
in addition to the one driven off the water pump pulley.

Martin Nowak wrote:
> There is a guy selling "OEM" dakota/durango electric fans on ebay right now.
> Does anyone know if these are to be used as a conversion from the
> clutch/mechanical type to the electric type ? Also how do these get wired ??
>
> BTW-I got a street machine dak, no mud for me please.
>
> Marty
>
>
> "Andy Levy" <andylevy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3D090D81.6000505@yahoo.com...
>
>>I had one.
>>
>>The blades are now sitting in the bottom of Jon's mudpit.
>>
>>Seriously though, if you have a cutoff switch, you can have an electric
>>and make water crossings - just turn it off before you get wet.
>>However, make sure the fan you choose has enough power to handle those
>>hot Miami summers.
>>
>>Gabriel A. Couriel wrote:
>>
>>>do any off-roaders have electric fans on their trucks? here in Miami we
>>
> get
>
>>>nasty amounts of rain, and i'm wondering if switching to an electric,
>>>although it provides more power, is a wise choice, considering the
>>
> amount of
>
>>>standing water that i sometimes have to go through.
>>>
>>>anybody have something on this? do the fans come water-proof?
>>>
>>>Gabe
>>>http://frontpage.tripod.com/fijigabe0
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>>>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net]On Behalf Of Canuck
>>>Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 10:21 AM
>>>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>>>Subject: DML: Cooling fans
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Is it just me or do the Daks have two fans on them? Mine has a
>>
> mechanical
>
>>>fan AND an electric fan....is this standard, or does it come with the
>>
> towing
>
>>>package?
>>>
>>>thanks...
>>>
>>>Canuck
>>>
>>>Y2K 4.7L 5spd
>>
>>

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-andy
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