me too. sometimes i forget we have a website. newsgroup > *
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L All facts have been omitted from this post. www.omg-stfu.com""Tony Cellana"" <acellan1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message news:054c01c47eea$229120c0$16002341@a.tampabay.rr.com... > > 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 > >>>> > >>>> _________________________________________________________________ > >>>> Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's > >>>> FREE! > >>>> http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > >
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