RE: Re: Get an electric fan

From: Rick Barnes (barnesrv@attbi.com)
Date: Fri Jan 24 2003 - 08:48:16 EST


That is what I use Ken, works for me. I know a guy that had a BM150 on his
car and it overheated like crazy, but then I pointed out that he had the fan
running backwards...that will do it everytime.
I had a Flowkooler waterpump thinking that would help...it didn't...truck
ran hotter and the Flowkooler began leaking two months after I installed it.
I tried to contact Flowkooler, but oddly, their website no longer works. I
will never use one of their pumps again.

Rascal

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
kenallgood@cox.net
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 8:28 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: Re: DML: Get an electric fan

Yeah, I have heard about such problems with the BM150. I know some have
tried electric fans from other cars successfully. Is there not another one
out there for us to use? I was looking at some of the Dual fan options that
BM had on their website, but I haven't taken measurements yet to see if it
would fit.........Some have also mentioned using the BM150 with a low
profile one that comes on with the A/C, plus using the 180 t-stat (which I
use the 180 in spring/summer/fall)

Ken Allgood
97 CC SLT 5.2L

>
> From: "John Neff" <jndneff@texas.net>
> Date: 2003/01/24 Fri AM 12:19:52 EST
> To: "Dakota Mailing List" <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Subject: Re: DML: Get an electric fan
>
>
> I agree with everything Andy said.
>
> Been there, done that, overheated the truck in the process (235+ degrees
twice)
>
> I want to install one of the Lincoln MkVIII(?) fans, or possibly a Viper
fan setup, but I
> don't have the $ to do either right now.
>
> TonyC, did you ever do a full write up on what it took to install the
Viper fan in your
> Dak?
>
> John
> http://jndneff.home.texas.net/dakota/dakota.html
>
> >Several of us have gone back to the pulley-driven fan on our 5.2s. I
> >bought a BM150 from someone w/ a 2WD who couldn't keep his 5.2 cool w/
> >it - it didn't cut it on my 4x4 either. You need a lot of radiator
> >coverage and a lot of CFM to make it work. Dual fans and a
> >full-coverage shroud. <snip> .......
>
>



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