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[minipower101]

Hi everyone. I've got an electric fan to fit on the inner wing or brackets off the radiator.

What's the easiest way to fit it. I.e cut the slats out the wing and use the brackets off the radiator or mount it against the slats inner wing side? Also how do I wire it in for a manual switch?

Thanks

[Lincsminbin]

I've never done this myself, but I saw an episode of Wheeler Dealers on TV where they did it to a Moke.

They removed the rad / fan and fitted the new electric fan to the outside of the rad. He then bent the inner wing slats slightly outwards to give clearance, which seemed to work really well.

They also fitted a new rad hose with built in thermostatic switch rather than a manual one, you can buy them as pre built units apparently.

[maccers]

I fitted my fan direct to the rad - its a kenlowe system and fits really well, even to the super wide ally rad I have. I did cut away a lot of the inner wing slates to give room. I have wired the fan in using a manual switch (although Kenlow did supply a unit with a termo switch). Run some heavy cable direct from starter (fuse as close to it as you can) to a relay and then manual switch an ignition feed over this link.

[Carlos W]

They removed the rad / fan and fitted the new electric fan to the outside of the rad. He then bent the inner wing slats slightly outwards to give clearance, which seemed to work really well.

 

It looked like an utter bodge to me

[WiredbyWilson]

I have this exact setup.

 

I mounted the fan against the slats - no need to remove and weaken the inner wing!! I also used rubber washers to dampen any vibration.

 

Wiring wise - mines hooked up to a rad switch with manual override. Not going to say exactly how I wired it as my business is supplying such looms! If you are after a loom then give me a shout. All I will say is use the correct wiring for the application and it has to be via a fused relay.

 

David

[alex-95]

I'm going to be doing this soon, going to mount it to the inner wing, I'm going to have a thermo swtich and manual switch. Just make sure you put the fan on the right way, blowing out the inner wing.

[minipower101]

Thanks for all the replies. I think I'm going to mount it to the slats on the inner wing and just have a manual switch. As for the wiring, I don't really understand relays? Could anyone explain in simple terms how to wire it in please. Thanks

[maccers]

A relay is just a small device that allows one circuit to switch another one. In the case of fitting a fan, you would use a relay with 4 connectors. Two would host the smaller circuit running say from a switched live feed from the fuse box, across the relay and to earth. Once this connection is made, it energies a small coil within the relay that closes a switch and allows currant to flow, usually from a bigger circuit. So for example, I have the power for the fan direct from the starter connection, this is quite heavy wire to carry the power needed to the fan. Its fused as close to the source as possible, so I can keep that wire in the engine bay and not have it routed all over the place. This wire connects to the other poles on the relay that is switched on and off by the smaller circuit passing through it, which is switched manually by a small on/off switch on the dash...

[HarrysMini]

 

They removed the rad / fan and fitted the new electric fan to the outside of the rad. He then bent the inner wing slats slightly outwards to give clearance, which seemed to work really well.

 

It looked like an utter bodge to me

 

Yeah I wouldn't use anything they do as guidance on my own car. 

 

You can either have it connected to a manual switch or use a temperature switch in the coolant to automatically turn it on at, say, 95 deg. That's the first decision you need to make.