My Black Magic does fine except for stop and go traffic here in the South,
so I just put my mechanical fan back on as well. It takes a lot of weight
off but does not move as much air.
Rascal
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From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of andy levy
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 10:15 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: Mileage 2
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On 7/8/2004 9:59 PM, Eric Huff wrote:
|>Ken, to add to your good notes, an electric fan gained 2 mpg for
|>my 5.2
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|>Rascal
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| That's just amazing! Why would mopar put in electrics if it would
| allow them post 2 mpg better? (i'm not being sarcastic, i'm
| actually interested.)
Noise? Electrics are, believe it or not, generally louder than
engine-driven fans. My BM150 was quite scary, in fact. Plus the
heavier load on the electrical system. And a lot higher chance of
problems if the driver encounters deep water (not that *I* would know
anything about that :P)
You also need a *lot* of fan to keep these trucks cool in "any"
conditions. I had a BM150 on my '99 318 and it was close enough to
borderline that when I destroyed it, I went back to the mechanical fan.
~ In the deep south, in summer, in a traffic jam, forget it.
I did not notice a significant increase in mileage when I put the
electric on my 318.
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