You have the dual fan set up already. My 5.2 only used the single v-fan.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Bill Knight
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 6:30 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Re: RE: Electric & Viscous Fans
On my 2000 Durango the electric comes on for max A/C, A/C, Bi-level and the
defrost setting. This is to help prevent the the engine from getting warm
to fast and allowing the viscious to kick in. With the two speed Viper fan
an idea, not sure how good it is, would be to hook the low speed in to the
current electric fan harness and the high speed on a thermostat. Again not
sure how well this would work since the viscious fan does pull some air even
before it kicks in. This at least is how I'm thinkinf of trying it if I
ever get my hands on a Viper fan.
""Rick Barnes"" <barnesrv@attbi.com> wrote in message
news:002c01c308ca$a574d820$0200a8c0@sys15...
>
> I don't think its just a back up, it is likely your main fan and the
> electric only runs when you're a/c is on. Of course you can replace it
with
> an electric, (I just got my viper fan yesterday), but you will need to
hook
> up a thermostat for the new fan. I get about 2 more mpg and lots of extra
> torque by replacing my fan with an electric, but my 5.2 only has one fan.
> If you want a great fan, I will have a Black Magic for sale in a few days.
>
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of CHRIS HOGAN
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 8:13 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Electric & Viscous Fans
>
>
> ...so as many of you already know, and I just discovered, newer (and
> maybe older...I only have a newer one) Dakotas
> have both an electric and a viscous drive radiator fans. I was
> considering replacing the viscous fan with an electric one, but since I
> already have one, can I just pull off the viscous one?
>
> Well, of course I CAN, but is it a good idea? Is the viscous drive fan
> just a backup? Would it improve performance at all to remove the
> viscous fan? I wouldn't think so if it's just a backup...probably just
> freewheeling all the time.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
>
>
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