what year taurus fans are you guys running? PO didnt even put a shroud on my 350 sbc. need to go to the junk yard tommorow and pick up a fan.
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Searching taurus fan on google or mud will bring up hours of reading on the subject, but the answer is any Mercury or ford with the 3.8 and a huge ass Electric fan with 3 wires
taurus fan 3.8 install - Google Search
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dgangle
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I have a 2 speed Tarus fan I'll swap you for a case of beer. Come pick it up. PM me if interested.
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Pm sent.... anyone have pics of how they mounted them on the stock radiator?
Texican's Writeup " Cooling a V8 "
Not to rock the boat, but after trying one, I had better luck with a bigger clutch fan off a 1 ton Chev, per Texican's cooling a V8 writeup. On my truck, it seemed the Taurus fan ran all the time goin down the road, the amp guage was allways pegged. Just a suggustion, but you might want to do a search for his writeup, just to get a different perspective. HTH, Al
Not to rock the boat, but after trying one, I had better luck with a bigger clutch fan off a 1 ton Chev, per Texican's cooling a V8 writeup. On my truck, it seemed the Taurus fan ran all the time goin down the road, the amp guage was allways pegged. Just a suggustion, but you might want to do a search for his writeup, just to get a different perspective. HTH, Al
I will second the big mech fan. I have an oversized Al radiator with a MKVIII fan (which is very similar to the taurus). If you are doing mostly commuting (not stuck in traffic) then the electric may be worth the trouble but if you spend a bit of time in traffic and you live in a hot climate or you drive off road quite a bit then the big mech may be a more troule free solution. If you aren't trying to get the last little bit of MPG etc out of the SBC then the mech is as simple as it gets.
I would consider upsizing the radiator while you are trying to get it to cool better if you can.
I would consider upsizing the radiator while you are trying to get it to cool better if you can.
The years that Ford used the electric fan on the Taurus/Sable 3.8L was I believe 90-95. I run one on mine. It works Ok, But if I had the money, I would go with a black magic or something along those lines. One of the other writers was correct in the fact that it draws a lot of juice on high speed. I have it wired so that I can select high or low. I leave it on low, and it cools sufficiently most of the time. I only use high for short bursts when I need extra cooling, or it trips the circuit breaker. I mounted mine by turning it sideways with the drivers side up. The bottom side has a lip that hooks into the radiator support. to attach it to the top, I took a small 6MM bolt and silver soldered it to the top radiator tank where it will go through the hole in the fan. You will have to trim some of the plastic off to clear the radiator inlet/outlet and filler neck. Also, a couple of places will need to be trimmed to clear the bottom edge of the lower tank.
Taurus fan amp draw
If you are going to do the Taurus fan install what everybody says about the amp draw is true. When the fan is starting up it draws the most current aroud 80 amps compaired to 30 amps when running. If you use the Delta current controller than the large amp draw is totally false. When wiring the fan do not do the hack electrical wiring that alot of people are doing. Go ahead and get a Delta current controller for your fan. Delta Current Control
The Delta controller by far is the best and safest way to go. I have this setup on by 40. I run a stroked 406 SBC and I never have any problems with cooling no matter how hot it gets or if I am sitting in traffic. The Delta controller is by far the best $110 I have spent on my 40. If you use the Delta I would also suggest getting the Delta LED for your dash that is available on the website. The LED always lets you know that the Delta is working and if your fan is running / how fast the fan is running. By far one of the best engine mods that I have done to my 40. In the winter the engine is up to operating temp fast so the heater works great without the long wait. I have also seen a mille and a half increase in gas mileage. I credit this to the fact that my SBC always stays between 180 and 200 degrees which is the optimum operating temp for the SBC. I would not mess with an electric fan without the Delta. I do not have any connections with Delta, just a very satisfied customer.
If you are going to do the Taurus fan install what everybody says about the amp draw is true. When the fan is starting up it draws the most current aroud 80 amps compaired to 30 amps when running. If you use the Delta current controller than the large amp draw is totally false. When wiring the fan do not do the hack electrical wiring that alot of people are doing. Go ahead and get a Delta current controller for your fan. Delta Current Control
The Delta controller by far is the best and safest way to go. I have this setup on by 40. I run a stroked 406 SBC and I never have any problems with cooling no matter how hot it gets or if I am sitting in traffic. The Delta controller is by far the best $110 I have spent on my 40. If you use the Delta I would also suggest getting the Delta LED for your dash that is available on the website. The LED always lets you know that the Delta is working and if your fan is running / how fast the fan is running. By far one of the best engine mods that I have done to my 40. In the winter the engine is up to operating temp fast so the heater works great without the long wait. I have also seen a mille and a half increase in gas mileage. I credit this to the fact that my SBC always stays between 180 and 200 degrees which is the optimum operating temp for the SBC. I would not mess with an electric fan without the Delta. I do not have any connections with Delta, just a very satisfied customer.
dgangle
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here are some pics of taurus fan installs on the stock 40 rad I have found over time
dgangle
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and some more plus a wiring diagram
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Well I have a 7 blade fan on there now. Just for ***** & giggles I took it off and heated up the clutch and it never locked up. I went and bought a new one and stuck it on but the temp still climbed to 220 so I shut it off. As I said before theres no shroud on and Im about 3in from the rad. Are you guys making your shroud or modifying one? thanks ,Ron
dgangle
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I have never found anythiong close enough to modify, always ended up fabricating my shrouds. More pics.
Top pic didn't cool worth a darn for anything over 80F outside.
Cardboard mock-up
final product with custom aluminum radiator
Top pic didn't cool worth a darn for anything over 80F outside.
Cardboard mock-up
final product with custom aluminum radiator
Hey 73FJ40LC
Which Delta fan controller are you running? I see a few different ones on their lineup.
thanks,
jake
Which Delta fan controller are you running? I see a few different ones on their lineup.
thanks,
jake
If you are going to do the Taurus fan install what everybody says about the amp draw is true. When the fan is starting up it draws the most current aroud 80 amps compaired to 30 amps when running. If you use the Delta current controller than the large amp draw is totally false. When wiring the fan do not do the hack electrical wiring that alot of people are doing. Go ahead and get a Delta current controller for your fan. Delta Current Control
The Delta controller by far is the best and safest way to go. I have this setup on by 40. I run a stroked 406 SBC and I never have any problems with cooling no matter how hot it gets or if I am sitting in traffic. The Delta controller is by far the best $110 I have spent on my 40. If you use the Delta I would also suggest getting the Delta LED for your dash that is available on the website. The LED always lets you know that the Delta is working and if your fan is running / how fast the fan is running. By far one of the best engine mods that I have done to my 40. In the winter the engine is up to operating temp fast so the heater works great without the long wait. I have also seen a mille and a half increase in gas mileage. I credit this to the fact that my SBC always stays between 180 and 200 degrees which is the optimum operating temp for the SBC. I would not mess with an electric fan without the Delta. I do not have any connections with Delta, just a very satisfied customer.
I run a coolant temp sensor in the head, 190º on, 180º off, wired through bosch relays, and have a manual on/off switch on the dash just in case. It has worked perfectly for 5+ years.
To each their own.
I would suggest that you go with the fan controller from Dakota Digital. It was only 90 when I got it and it has the 2 stage fan contol from one temp sensor. You can easily set it up to work with any temp sensor if you don't have one of the default programed ones. You can also set the temp for on and off for both stages. It also has a led display to make it easy to program and monitor. Reguardless of the solution, you will need new wiring, relays, and fuses to handle it. Look to waytech for these items. Make sure your alternator has enough volts to charge the battery, supply the fan continuously on hi with the lights on.
To the guy that said that the fan was on all the time and didn't cool well, I suspect that the motor was bad. The magnets that are glued to the motor frame on the inside break loose when the glue dries out. This is the only reason that I can see one of these drawing a really large amount of amps.
To the guy that said that the fan was on all the time and didn't cool well, I suspect that the motor was bad. The magnets that are glued to the motor frame on the inside break loose when the glue dries out. This is the only reason that I can see one of these drawing a really large amount of amps.
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well, it just goes to show you cant trust new parts. pulled the new 195 t-stat out and put a 180 in. now it goes to about 189 then opens and drops to 175. took the 195 in thats not old and put it in water on the stove and it didnt open till about 220 to 225...... wel at least its cool now
I used the fk-50p. The real benefit to running the Delta controller or another fan controller is that there is no spike in amperage when the fan comes on. Relays just dump full amperage to the fan when they are activated and causes a spike in your electrical system. The controller slowly runs the fan up to speed depending on the temp of the engine. You wire the controller to the high speed side of the fan and the controller does the rest. To each his own, but I will not trust my $5500 motor or any good motor to spliced wiring and some relays. I am somewhat of a perfectionist though and I do things to last without problems.
