Dealer prices for the electric fan setup (No discounts).Work your best
price.
Part No. Description
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5602 2139AC GC 5.9L Electric fan/shroud assembly - $158.00
5602 2166AF Upper Rad. hose w/T-fitting & thermostatic switch - $53.00
5602 2245AD Lower Rad. hose w/T-fitting & thermostatic switch -
$187.00
> -----Original Message-----
> From: May, Tim [SMTP:tmay@abercrombiekent.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 1998 6:36 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Electric Fan
>
>
> >I've just called two Jeep dealerships - neither had a part listing
> for
> this fan. One dealership is sending a fax to Chrysler to find out
> about
> it
> and will contact me with info.
>
> Arrrgh! Come on Chrysler parts people, give me a break! The listing
> for
> the
> '98 GC 5.9L fan is right friggin' there in the '97-'98 Grand Cherokee
> parts
> book (which BTW can be found at ANY and ALL Chrysler, Plymouth, Jeep,
> Eagle
> dealerships), even one that is pretty much out of date like the early
> '98
> microfiche copy (dated 01/15/98) I have. I mean there is like only 1
> (one)
> page in the whole friggin' book dedicated to the 5.2L and 5.9L engine
> cooling system, and the fan is listed right there in plain sight, that
> is
> plain sight of anybody who can actually READ!
>
> Since several of you out there can't seem to find Chrysler parts
> people
> with that all-important skill (perhaps "hooked on phonics" should be a
> core
> element of their training?), I'll do their job for them and pop out to
> the
> garage (where I keep my $25 garage sale 'fiche reader), spend about 20
> seconds popping in the microfiche sheet and artfully navigating to
> that
> apparently elusive page, just to share with you some of the important
> parts
> for the '98 GC 5.9 Limited electric fan setup:
>
> Part No. Description
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> 5602 2139AC GC 5.9L Electric fan/shroud assembly
> 5602 2166AF Upper Rad. hose w/T-fitting & thermostatic switch
> 5602 2245AD Lower Rad. hose w/T-fitting & thermostatic switch
>
> Note that the Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited radiator hose assemblies come
> complete with a metal T-fitting with a bung to accept the thermostatic
> switches to activate the fan, as well as the switch itself, all are
> included in the single number for each hose. If using on another
> application such as the Dakota, you would use only the T-fittings and
> pre-installed thermostatic switches and discard the pieces of rubber
> hose
> attached to them. Then you would cut the existing upper and lower rad.
> hoses and insert the metal T-fittings with the thermostatic switches,
> which
> will then be wired to control the relays to turn on the fan in low and
> high
> speed modes.
>
> OK, now I have a question: How come I never saw a friggin' Jeep parts
> book
> before a few weeks ago, I've spent maybe an hour total of my life so
> far
> looking at it, and yet with no formal Chrysler parts system training,
> an
> hour's worth of experience with it, and even using an out of date
> 'fiche, I
> seem to be able to quickly look up and find parts in the listing that
> a
> bona fide Chrysler parts counter "professional", with access to the
> complete catalog of all Chrysler parts books via a high tech
> computerized
> CDROM system can't seem to find??? Please somebody tell me WHY?
> EEEEeeeeyyydiots! <g> Scott (sorry for the rant but I had to get that
> off
> my chest <g>).
>
>
>
> Tim May
> tmay@abercrombiekent.com
> Enterprise Software Development
> Abercrombie & Kent
> (630)572-2923 ext. 584
> http://www.abercrombiekent.com
>
>
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