Well I finally got moved and got my e-fans mounted and working. So far I am very impressed with them. Too soon to tell about fuel mileage, but I can definitely feel a difference in how my truck accelerates and how much quieter the engine is. I also noticed that it warms up faster too. Troyers new mounting brackets are a breeze to install and work perfect. The only thing I did not do in the well written instructions,was that I mounted the controllers on top of the radiator support instead of where they were supposed to go. This saved my having to remove the battery, battery tray, and washer bottle. Also, it makes it easier to get at the adjusters. So far I have to say that this is a great product that is well designed and thought out. I also have say that my hat is off to Mike and his staff who were right there with the few questioned that I had.

Bob

 

The heat can cause your controllers to malfunction. I would take the extra time to move them. Do a search and you will see all the problems people have had due to the controllers overheating.

 

Are they now in an area where they could be damaged also???

 

My fans been on for three years, only problem was the fuse holders, one went bad, replaced them both. gained one more mile to the gallon with fans.
Excellent product from Troyer!

 

I went through 2 controllers and got tired of replacing them so the fans are now switch controlled.

After a year and a half, no malfunctions, issues or problems.

 

After you have made you're temperature adjustments remove the fuses and with a pair of pliers squeeze the fuse holder terminals together to make a tight fuse connection and then reinstall the fuses. This will eliminate a poor connection at the fuse holder that burns up the fuse holder and can also burn up the controllers. My fans have been on for over three years, trouble free except for the low speed fuse melting shortly after installation. After squeezing the holders all has been fine.

 

I put my fans on 3 years ago. I installed them on my '97 SCab 5.4L 2wd Flareside and mounted the controllers behind the passenger headlight. I blew 2 fuses the first year (after the first one I squeezed the slots together on all of the fuse holders to ensure a solid and firm connection).

The second year I don't know where the problem started but I overheated in the summer one day and found that I cooked my low temp (passenger side) fan, controller and fuse assembly (the fuse assembly was one big ball of molten plastic and metal). $200, 1/2 day in the driveway and a coolant flush later (I don't trust myself to push copper rods through the radiator unless I remove it) I was back in business.

The third year I cooked my high temp (driver's side) controller and fuse assembly (the fuse assembly was one big ball of molten plastic and metal). Luckily the fan was still okay and it only cost me about $50 this time and a couple of hours in the driveway.

I sold that truck three months ago so I don't know if I had a trend or fixed everything. When they worked I loved them and it was one of the best investments I made in that truck. Unfortunately I had to keep investing in it for it to run.

 

Replacing the ground with a lager gauge wire will go a long way towards keeping the fuse holder from melting. The ground for my fan motors is either a 4 or a 6 gauge wire, cannot remember, connected directly to the battery NEG terminal.

JMC