Tj
I'm in md and am heading out to cruising oc this year as long as my truck
makes it outta the body shop in time. Hit me up offlist sometime if ya want
to meet up, we usually get a little mini dakota meet going somewhere during
the weekend.
Greg Conner
1996 RC
3.9 hybrid
>From: "TJ Goettner" <dakota52318@toad.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Subject: DML: Another Viper Fan Story, good one!
>Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 19:34:22 -0700
>
> Okay, I finally got everything together. Got the fan mounted to the
>radiator, radiator in the truck... wiring to the fan, and new 120A
>alternator to pick up the slack of the old stock 90A. In drive, on high,
>lights on, and AC on, the voltage was dropping down to 12.3VDC.... NO GOOD
>(fan RPMs dropped). So I went to NAPA yesterday and picked up the 120A and
>got it in today... 14.3 with everything on, MUCH BETTER.
> This is the way I have mine wired. 1 relay to feed power to the
>Perma-cool adjustable temp fan switch, relay energized by ignition ctk.
>The
>perma-cool has a wire that senses the AC clutch V, that wire goes to a
>switch in the cab that allows me to control that. If Im going down the
>highway, I dont need the fan coming on every time the AC does so I can
>disable that. One relay that is selected by a 3 position switch to turn
>the
>fan on low when it is called for. 2 relays to hold the high current of
>high
>speed are energized by the permacool through the 3 position switch. The
>last posotion of the switch is OFF. I also have a third switch that will
>allow me to turn on the fan manually, while selecting also what speed by
>the
>3-pos switch. Good for sitting in the staging lanes.
> I am very pleased with the performance the fan has given the truck.
>Of course, throttle response went up slightly, low end power did not, but I
>didnt exspect it too, there is little drag at low RPMs by the clutch
>fan....
>BUT from 3K up, I noticed I big gain. I am going to Cruzzin OC this year
>and will find out how it does on gas millage then, should put me at 20MPG.
>Overall, $550 later, Im happy.
>
>TJ
>dakota52318@toad.net
>1992 Dodge Dakota 4X4
>Long Bed, 318, 46RH Auto
>DT Headers, Functional RamAir Hood
>K&N FIPK, Flowmaster Muffler
>Custom Throttle Body
>MP Computer
>Viper Electric Fan
>15.74@87.59 b4 fan.
>4350lbs
>
>
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