Driving around on Saturday looking for a new house, my wife and I got a whiff of burning plastic. Thinking it was the car ahead of us, we continue on for a moment. Then, I remembered back to a letter I received about a week ago from Flex-a-Lite. The letter stated they need to send me a replacement fuse assembly and wiring. Evidently, they've discovered fault this part of the setup where it could melt or even catch fire. As of yesterday, I had not received the replacement part.

So, remembering the letter, I pulled over and popped the hood. It opens to smoke and that awful stentch. Smoke is coming from my electric fan control module (mounted at the top of the firewall). Then, it bursts into flames! Fortunately, I had a blanket in the car and snuffed out the small fire. Needless to say, all of the wiring connected to the module melted and the control module is toast. There on the side of the road, I removed all of the fried wiring and control module.

My dealership happened to opened on Saturday. I drove it there and had them check everything out and re-install the OEM fan. After $175 and a slight scare, my Expy and I are fine. Yes, I am going after Flex-a-Lite on Monday for a total replacement of my electric fan and the dealer charge.

My point? Simply to provide an example about the importance of the Flex-a-Lite fuse\wiring replacement notification. The fire threat is real and it's important to call them for the new parts.

As one could understand, even if Flex-a-Lite replaces my electric fan and reimburses me, I am hesitant to re-install the electric fan setup.

Jeff

 

Once you have the replace parts and if you still don't want the e fans, let me know. I'll be interested in buying them. Just email me.

Regards

 

Mr Jam-Jam-
You were the first one to express interest. You have email.

 

Jeff,

Glad to hear that no one was injured.
With the money you make on the sale call Mike Troyer and order one of his kits.

JMC

 

JMC-
Funny you should mention Mike Troyer. I just sent my Superchip back to him to be reprogrammed. My Ford dealership flashed (updated) the ECM to handle a differential problem, rendering my chip useless. Supposed to have my chip back this week.

Don't know much about Mike's electric fan setup. Can you tell me a little bit about it? Why is it better than Flex-a-lite (aside from the fact that it probably won't catch on fire! )?

 

I suggest the LFP e-fan. I love mine. All ford parts, great setup. Mark has a pretty good deal n these right now too. You can e-mail me if you want more specifs on the price.

 

It has two controllers, one for each fan. So if one katches fire I still have one fan that works. devil: It has no shroud so it sits a little closer to the rad. I am sure but I believe that it moves more air than the flex-a-lite. I know it is a ruggid kit as I beat the living crap out of mine and it still works. Wiring is a breeze.

JMC:

 

It was the fuse holder that was in question. If the control module cooked there may be a reason for that. Is your ground from the module to the chassis or battery?

 

Well, I doubt that replacing the fuse holder would have kept the control unit from failing.

Search through coral.net, ls1tech, or pirate4x4.com for the dccontrol unit. It's 100% UL-94 with an aircraft aluminum firewalled housing in lieu of a plastic fuel source box. The failure rate is essentially zero.