The A/C is fine in the truck once I get going and the clutch warms up
enough to engage more to pump more air through the condenser, but once
it disengages when it's cold you don't get much A/C sitting at
stoplights, etc. With the fan rigged to run when the A/C is on,
there'll be plenty of air moving through the condenser to be fine in
city traffic. Plus I won't have the extra load of the clutch fan being
engaged, though how much that's offset by the power needed to run the
alternator, I don't know. They added an auxiliary fan to the 2000+
Dakota for exactly this reason - better A/C cooldown performance.
The Taurus fan is a 16", 2 speed fan. I don't know the CFM but
supposedly it's pretty high when on the "high" setting. I'm hoping the
width of the shroud is correct for the '92-'96 trucks as it is for the
'97-2004 trucks, but either way I can "make it fit". $42 either way is
less than the $89 for a cheap Summit 2000cfm 16" fan, and the width of
the shroud is a plus on the Taurus fan.
MattB
Scott Lane wrote:
> It will not give you BETTER A/C at low fan speeds, but hopefully it
> will be adequate.
> The clutch fan moves more air, though you are correct, it puts a load
> on your waterpump.
> I did pick up about 2 mpg with the electric fan.
>
> Rascal
>
> On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 3:18 PM, <teseract@moparhowto.com> wrote:
>
>> I've got a Derale 16759 adjustable temperature unit coming that has a built in
>> A/C override circuit. Has a 30amp relay, so I figured that should be
>> sufficient. Picked it up from Summit for 40 bucks (part# DER-16759). Some of
>> the 97-2004 Dakota guys and some of the Jeep guys are using the fan assembly
>> from a 90-95 3.8Lv6 Taurus from the pick-n-pull lots to replace the belt driven
>> fan. I found it at Rockauto on one of their wholesaler closeout deals new for
>> $42, so I figured what the heck. It's a 2 speed fan, but I'll just hook up the
>> high speed as I don't feel like dinking with all the relays needed to use the
>> low speed for AC and the high speed for cooling.
>>
>> After I asked this question last night I was laying in bed thinking about it
>> and felt a bit stupid after I realized what people have told me on the list
>> today - I don't need a key on source for the main amp draw due to the relay.
>> Duh. Between this and the Hella 500 driving lamps I need to install I'm going
>> to be in wiring heck for a while.
>>
>> I just hate the clutch fan... I don't like the roar of it when I first start
>> the truck, I don't like the load on the water pump bearings, I don't like the
>> hazard of working on a running engine with it spinning away, I don't like the
>> load on the engine when the clutch is engaged, and I would really like to have
>> better A/C at low speeds.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> MattB
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: DML: RE: Electric fan power source
>> From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@dodgetrucks.org>
>> Date: Sat, May 23, 2009 10:01 am
>> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>>
>>
>> The battery and an ignition switch source. What fan controller do you have?
>>
>> - Bernd
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Matt Beazer [mailto:teseract@moparhowto.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 5:13 AM
>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>> Subject: DML: Electric fan power source
>>
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