Better application of a Ford Taurus fan, rather than from the ford taurus...

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Kevin,

Got the fan/shroud in today and here are the measurements:

22.5" w
15.5" h
6.5"d

These measurements are of the fan and shroud itself, without any mounting tabs or the bracketry associated with the relay.
The fan housing sticks out further than the shroud at the top and bottom: it is 17" dia.
The depth measurement is the total depth from the front edge of the shroud to the back of the fan motor. It might be slightly off, I was eyeballing with a ruler stuck between the blades. The shroud itself (without the fan or fan housing) is 3" deep.

If you're running out of room depth-wise, it looks like you could trim at least an inch off the front of the shroud and still have over an inch between the fan and the radiator. Not sure how this would affect cooling efficiency.

If you need any more measuring, just let me know.

BTW, cool project! That tub makes me drool!

JW
 
Measured the depth again. Looks like it's right at 6".

JW
 
JW, thanks for the measurements. Looks like it might be to deep for my application but I'll keep the numbers in mind.

Thanks for the comments on the build. I need to update it since I've done a lot work since the last update.

Good luck with setting up the fan.
 
shroud way too big...

I picked some of these up, and those dimensions look about right but there is no way my shroud will fit on my radiator... the inlet and outlet ports are inside the rectangle of the shroud.

Is the shroud supposed to fit, because my radiator is 22" wide, but, the space between the ports are closer than that...

I got several off 940s and 960s, and they are all the same.

Am I missing something?

Thanks,

Cal-
 
You can just trim up the shroud if its too wide in my opinion. The fan is so powerful that is OK if it sucking a little air in from the side of the fan if there are any air gaps...

Also the whole point of using this is that it is way easier than wiring up than a ford taurus fan. Three wires:

1) fat wire that is a positive. Goes direct to battery
2) far wire that is a negative (ground). Goes direct to batt or chassis
3) negative wire that triggers on of.
4) optional second negative triggers "high"

because the relay and other items are there, this is basically the easiest most heavy duty junkyard fan I've seen out there...
 
excellent find. theyre over here cross the water for peanuts.
now if i could just figure how to wire it into a 24v system...... 2 in series, pulling 60 amps, 30A @ 24v, out of a 30 amp alternator..
im getting a bigger alt anyway.

or two in series on the low setting, hmmmm
 
This volvo fan thing conffused the heck out of me so I"m trying to post up all the info as i currently understand it.

All of these use the same fan and relay pack with soft start.. super easy to wire up(should consider 100 a alternator form what I've read)
lower peak amperage.



1992 volvo 740 radiator dimensions, 92 is only year with electric fan as main cooler. (92 is only year of 740 with the electric puller fan and shroud. Before that is mechanical, or mechanlical with pusher fan in support)
17.69 x 16.34 x 1.25 in. core size, 1.25 in. inlet size, 1.25 in. outlet, should fit well

1992+ volvo 940 radiator dimensions
23.25 x 16.5 x 1.25 in. core size, 1.38 in. inlet size, 1.38 in. outlet size, to damn wide, need to cut down, or modd'd.

1992+ volvo 940T (turbo) radiator dimensions
23.25 x 16.5 x 1.25 in. core size, 1.38 in. inlet size, 1.38 in., to damn wide, need to cut down, or modd'd.

1992+ volvo 960T (turbo) radiator dimensions
23.19 x 15.06 x 1.25 in. core size, 1.44 in. inlet size, 1.44 in. outlet size, to damn wide, need to cut down, or modd'd.

Volvo 850 Radiator? ... Measures 23.19 x 15.06 x 1.25 in. core size, 1.44 in. inlet size, 1.44 in. outlet size


Feel to correct me if I'm wrong, I heard the turbo was narrower but taller.. but goggling radiator dimensions that's not what i saw.

Now I"m getting the radiator dimensions not the shroud dimension s but they should give a good feel.

I'll post back with updated on my 960 and 940 fan assemblies that i picked up up before I figured this out.

short form despite a lot of folks telling you they are interchangeable, it Seems that the 1992 740 is the one that actually fits on the 40 radiator.

Pics of 22" wide shroud unit, disassembled...

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Also be aware a lot of folks say they have the whole assembly and just have the fan...
Also a lot of folks will try to sell you a 940/960 fan & shroud and say it fits the 740.... the fan does, the shroud does not (from what I have found out)

Pic of the Cool sealed soft start relay pack

Volvo_relay.jpg
 
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if someone has a chance, could you measure the amp draw on the slower setting please. cheers
 
Redd see post # 10 in this thread

Cal-
 
Volvo Fan

Hi Andre (DieselCruiserHead),

A question regarding the Volvo fan. I have just fitted one to my Jeep XJ here in the UAE in anticipation of the 122F summer months.

But it does not seem to blow anywhere near the air the one in your video blows. I have no idea of the origin model as it was hanging on a garage wall when I bought it. It looks very much the same...

David
IMG-20130309-00303.webp
 
Andre,

This is the shroud. Comparing to ebay adverts it is from a S70. Is this a slower fan? It seems so much quieter to the one in the video.

David
Abu Dhabi-20130320-00317.webp
 
Hi guys, I went a slightly different route for my V8 351C... I put in a larger radiator (the PO pulled out the radiator brackets and made up some dodgy thing) which actually enabled me to put in a larger radiator.

On Ebay picked up the AU Fans off a Ford Falcon (family sedan sold in Australia) with Twin Fans for $90 bucks. Bought an adjustable Thermal switch to turn the fans on and off.

Before I did this my Betsy (her name) ran anywhere up to 250' (and yes thats overheating) and id be lucky to run for more than 20 mins before overheating.

After the change over and some playing around to get the switch at the right kick in temp, she know runs 175/180 whilst in motion and at worst 190/195 in traffic but never higher, fans work very well and overall happy with the final outcome
 
Dawg, that is the correct fan and it should pull a ton of air. Maybe you have one that is dieing?

I have the same fan in my V70R, same shroud and everything and it it so powerful that it kicks on only for a couple minutes as most when it does...
 
Wow, great info, Thanks!
 
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