i bought my fans off ebay, two 16" fans.
.. im at school and the computers suck.. so my pics take for ever to load. so ill have pics on here at 1 pm

 

okay! im at home where the computer doesnt suck... ill add the pics now

 

 

yay~! it worked.. so the pic above is me wiring the fans together. and to the temperature control switch. The picture below is me putting the fans onto the radiator using the plastic fastners.

 

this shows the plastic fastners going through the radiator. I losened the two bolts holding the radiators straight up, and tilted it back to make it super easy.

 

so the this metal on your radiator and air conditoing part is really sharp...

 

quit your whining. just kidden good job man

 

Looks great! Do you think that the plastic fasteners will hold up or cause leaks in your radiator?

 

Above is a view from the driver side into the hood, the picture below is from the passenger side... oh and i taped the heck outta the hanging wires b/c there was nothing to run them on, so i left them hanging and when i drive through high weeds and stuff on the trails i wont pull em out.. the wires are pretty high up...

 

The picture above is of the temperature control switch that i mounted next to the wind sheild wiper fluid resevour (cant spell) Below the picture is of the temperature control sensor i put on the radiatior.

 

I hope that the plastic things wont eat through my radiator.. but its steel and not aluminum like old ones.. should be strong enough.. right?
Also the plastic fastners, where touching my radiator, are on foal pads.... so one, they arent in contact with the outside of the radiator, and two, they are a lot tighter so maybe they wont rattle around...

 

hahahah! ill try to man up!

 

Can you feel a difference in performance?

What temperature are you having the fans kick in at?

When Pat did my install he pushed the probe into the radiator, that might provide more accurate readings

 

i noticed that i dont have to upshift when i normally would on a hill near my house... it feels a little faster.

My fans are set somewhere arround 100 the 1998 f150 radiator is set to cycle fluid at 190 degrees i think so i just set it earily.. dont know if im suposed to

i think if you push the probe into the radiator it will come in contact with the metal on the radiator instead of the air arround it... so maybe its not a good idea.

Hey, scot... so where did he tap into the wires so that when the ignition is off the fans dont run still....?

 

Pat actually wired it so that the fans stay running after the engine is shut off.
To stop them from running when you shut down the motor you need to wire it into the ignition.

I prefer mine to run though after the motor is shut off. Only one fan is on the thermo, the other is operated by a switch in the cab, and it cycles on and off for about 15 minutes ones the truck is stopped. Helps cool things down a little faster plus it sounds cool

My fan is set to kick on once the cooland temp hits 195, that is perfect because you really do not want the fans running when on the freeway.
When I am on the freeway the motor runs right at 193 so both fans are off.
If the fans are running when on the freeway it can damage them.


Ask pat about the probe going into the radiator, he is Mr E fan and he should have the best answer for you