Electric Fan Help: Lincoln Mark viii

[383S10]

I made my own kit, instead of a relay I used a 75amp continuous duty solenoid and a thremo-switch be cool, Beware of the no brand thermo switches, they tend to be very inaccurate. another good thing i like with the solenoid is that i brought it at Oreilly's auto. or at least carry a spare 75amp relay since they are not common

a solenoid is relay....but I'm glad you mentioned it cause I never thought of using a ford type solenoid for the fan..

Its been awhile since had a Ford with a solenoid/relay on the fender(77 T-bird) can you tell me how to wire it up...........

 

[pontiacgp]

the body needs to be grounded, there is two large terminals from the battery cable and to the target...there is one small terminal with an S on it for the power to trigger it..

 

[monte olrac]

sorry for the delay, i used this part from advanced http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/we...olenoid-BWD_18970418-P_N3063C_A|GRP2020A_____
but make sure what ever one you use is a continuous duty solenoid

 

[pontiacgp]

You're right about the continuous service. The ford starter solenoids would not be recommended and I should have mentioned that when I said ford style. A warn solenoid used on winches would be that capable of handling the current and like I said I'm glad you mentioned it cause I don't trust those little relay's for the fan and this solenoid never crossed my mind. I'll be picking one up tonite

 

[pacman350]

i also has the 2 speed fan but i bout it new from summit Dorman 620-101 and i just wired it in with 2 40 amp relays ant 2 toggle switches, one for high and one for low. I used only 40 amp relays because the fan is new and it dont pull as much juice at start up but about the same output as the original ones. I dont know the cfm on the dorman fan i have and its not on the summitracing wedsite either but i havent had to use the high speed not once because the low speed keeps my temp around 175 to 185 at any give time. when i turn on the low speed the voltage hand barely twitches and when i turn on the high speed it momentarily drops to about 12 volts then right back up to 14. Plus brand new at summitracing the fan is only about $100 so compare that to the salvage yard lincoln fan like those at $25 to $70 and the $300 to $500 flexalites and derale fans its a steal.