Great idea. Sometimes I forget we have an FAQ. I handle the list via
email.
Tony
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Durling <jdurling@bellsouth.net>
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: RE: Re: Viper Fan/Saab Switch Followup II
>
>Actually, why don't we see if Jon could put this in the faq section of
>the DML homepage. I sure want the info and I don't think Bill wants to
>send a copy to everybody. Not trying to offend Tony just figured that
>since this seems to be a popular thing that people want done then that
>would be a good place to put it. Bill, could you do a simple write up
>to go with so everyone that is interested could do the mod?
>
>Jeff Durling
>
>On Aug 10, 2004, at 4:53 AM, Tony Cellana wrote:
>
>>
>> Bill,
>> Do you still have the wiring diagram handy, and the part numbers for
>> the
>> Saab temp switch?
>>
>> Please forward to me at acellan1 @ tampabay.rr.com
>>
>> Thanks
>> TonyC
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bill Nissley <bill@nissley.com>
>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>> Date: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 3:45 AM
>> Subject: DML: RE: Re: Viper Fan/Saab Switch Followup II
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Travis,
>>> I was the guy who originally found and used the Saab Thermoswitch. I
>>> had
>>> sent you my pictures and information when you contacted me before.
>>> None of
>>> the diagrams that I sent you links to had power going to both lo and
>>> hi. I
>>> don't believe it is designed to be run that way, but it may not be a
>>> problem. Did you wire it so both hi and lo wires are powered when on
>>> hi?
>>>
>>> I've been running it for over a year now, works great. I did the same
>>> as
>> you
>>> as far as mounting the switch.
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Travis Bailey <dusterrt@msn.com>
>>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>>> Date: Sunday, August 08, 2004 11:07 PM
>>> Subject: DML: Viper Fan/Saab Switch Followup II
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I headed into day two with my electric fan setup. I am mainly
>>>> reporting
>>>> these as no one had any input when I had questions about doing the
>>>> Saab
>> two
>>>> speed switch due to it either not working the way they liked or
>>>> never got
>>>> around to putting it together. All in all I am happy with it so far
>>>> and
>>>> don't plan on making any changes.
>>>>
>>>> Once again, it's a nice day in the mid or high 70s. Most of the
>>>> time I've
>>>> been running around with the fan off alltogether. However, once the
>> engine
>>>> gets good and warmed up low speed pretty much stays on, even on the
>> highway
>>>> (this is where the in cab kill switch is nice). Just to see how it
>>>> worked
>>> I
>>>> drove around in town with it off where my engine temp gets to around
>>>> (a
>>>> guess) 190-195, and then I let it idle in the drive to get it a
>>>> little
>>>> warmer. This set off high speed on the switch and obviously the
>>>> fan. I
>>>> will say the fan performed very well..cooled it quite quickly. Once
>>>> the
>>>> temp got down to the 180 or so mark it dropped it to low speed where
>>>> it
>>> just
>>>> stayed on until I shut the truck off.
>>>>
>>>> So in a nutshell: the switch will trigger the fan at 180 (low) and
>>>> 195
>>>> (high). If engine temp triggers high it will cool until 180 and
>>>> then it
>>>> will run at low speed until 175 or so. (Mine doesn't get cool
>>>> enough to
>>>> switch off; my friend mentioned that might not be a bad thing since
>>>> it's
>>>> probably harder on the fan motor to be cycling on and off all the
>>>> time
>>>> anyway. Just to be safe I plan on upgrading my alternator sooner or
>>> later.)
>>>>
>>>> When it triggers high it also triggers low so both of my relays are
>>>> active
>>>> when high speed is on, not just one. As far as if the fan is
>>>> designed to
>>>> work like this, I don't know. Didn't seem to make a difference
>>>> during
>>> bench
>>>> testing if the low speed wire got power or not.
>>>>
>>>> Someone had mentioned in a message I found in the archives about the
>>>> fan
>>>> runs on low when either of the wires are hot and high when both. On
>>>> mine
>>> at
>>>> least there was a high and a low wire, orange stripe was low and
>>>> yellow
>> was
>>>> high. Sending power to both didn't make it run faster. Speaking of
>>>> bench
>>>> testing, make sure you secure it down somehow, mine really wanted to
>>>> move
>>>> somewhere other than where I had it laying down! Lol.
>>>>
>>>> Other notes: not sure if I addressed this in my first message but
>>>> this
>> fan
>>>> is pretty quiet. Maybe it's just my duals but it seems quieter than
>>>> the
>>> fan
>>>> in my sister's Intrepid she had. So it is by far a lot quieter than
>>>> a
>>> stock
>>>> engine driven fan.
>>>>
>>>> That's all for now.
>>>>
>>>> Travis
>>>> '92 Dak 5.2 4x4
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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