Well, I was supposed to get the fan today and was going to take some
pics... but I have this nice notice on Fedex's website:
"May 29, 2009 11:13 AM - Package returned to shipper - Unable to deliver
shipment, return to shipper - Damaged in transit"
So now I guess we get to see how Rockauto handles the situation. :( As
a new customer of theirs it will be interesting to see if they make a
customer wait for the package to arrive back at their warehouse before
they ship me a new one.
MattB
Don Rey wrote:
> Matt,
> Can you keep us updated on how that Taurus fan installs and works? I
> have a pair of crappy pusher fans that are not doing the job... if I
> move the radiator forward I might have enough room for a puller fan.
> I'm gathering options right now.
>
> Oh, and when you get it, would you mind giving me a "thickness"
> dimension? I have very little room to play with on my Gen1. In
> comparison, your Gen2 nose gives you all the room in the world!
>
> Thanks,
> Don in CT
> 89 Dak Vert 318 NV3500 4x4
> 74 Dart Sport 340
> 98 JeepGC
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> On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 1:32 AM, Matt Beazer <teseract@moparhowto.com> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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