i am just in the stage of fitting a thermo fan and it seems the el, ef, au... ford thermo fans are the way to go. how hard are they to fit? does anyone have any pictures of some fitted? or should i just chuck a 16 inch thermo on?
el, ef thermo fans (fitting)
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, Feb 07 2006 09:46 PM
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Posted 07 February 2006 - 10:07 PM
the AU fans are the way to go (the el are slightly better apparently but are harder / more expensive to get and repair)
I've got a set of AU fans on the big block and would recommend them to anyone and everyone
best set up I've used so far.
Very easy to fit , I made some small angle brackets to atatch it to the sides of the raidiator were the factory fan shroud use to mount (trimmed the plastic down a bit on the shrouding for a snug fit) make sure you wiring is up to the task as they pull plenty of amps!
I've got a set of AU fans on the big block and would recommend them to anyone and everyone
best set up I've used so far.
Very easy to fit , I made some small angle brackets to atatch it to the sides of the raidiator were the factory fan shroud use to mount (trimmed the plastic down a bit on the shrouding for a snug fit) make sure you wiring is up to the task as they pull plenty of amps!
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Posted 08 February 2006 - 05:05 PM
yeah, that topic has all the good oil. Just a few things to add, I had to trip a bit of the lip in the engine bay in my LH to fit them in because they were a few mm to wide. Also, don't know if this was talked about but because of the configuration of the radiator and the fans they have to be mounted upside down otherwise the bottom rad hose is trying to come out in the middle of a fan. So just invert and trim the shroud.
I just fitted some 3mm aluminium angle 20mm high along both sides and used the original holes in the rad and drilled through the al, attaching with a couple of bolts. Holds good o.
Cheers,
I just fitted some 3mm aluminium angle 20mm high along both sides and used the original holes in the rad and drilled through the al, attaching with a couple of bolts. Holds good o.
Cheers,
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Posted 08 February 2006 - 05:09 PM
thanks for the info, liam would you have any pics of your thermos, they would be a big help if you could, or anyone else for that matter
i also forgot, i got a price to buy a new el thermo fan, $220 bucks, is this about right, it sounded pretty cheap to me for brand new ones
i also forgot, i got a price to buy a new el thermo fan, $220 bucks, is this about right, it sounded pretty cheap to me for brand new ones
Edited by raceme, 08 February 2006 - 05:12 PM.
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Posted 08 February 2006 - 05:32 PM
I think you can find AU Thermos for $160-$200 and that's why they're so popular. Apparantly there are some good prices on eBay frequently.
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Posted 08 February 2006 - 06:41 PM
Yeah i got my au fans off ebay for $175 brand new, havent fitted them yet though so id love 2 see some pics of them installed.
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Posted 08 February 2006 - 09:40 PM
just had a bit of a look on ebay, are ef, el thermo's a different shape to au thermo's? it looks like it from the pictures. i think i will go au thermo's just incase
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Posted 09 February 2006 - 03:54 PM
Without really knowing I think ef/el fans are the same as au but yeah, just get the AU ones anyway and like has been said, ebay is the go. They are not genuine Ford gear but the same sort of thing you would get from Repco, asian import probably.
I actually forgot to take photo's of my setup, I was running to a pretty tight schedule, but there are plenty of good pics in the other topic dattoman made a link for.
Cheers,
I actually forgot to take photo's of my setup, I was running to a pretty tight schedule, but there are plenty of good pics in the other topic dattoman made a link for.
Cheers,
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Posted 09 February 2006 - 04:25 PM
Yeah they are made in taiwan.
au fans are offset and el are level.
au fans are offset and el are level.
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Posted 09 February 2006 - 08:48 PM
thx guys, as always problem hopefully solved, when i have mine installed i will take plenty of pics for future thermo fan fitters.
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Posted 09 February 2006 - 09:42 PM
Havent heard any reports about the longetivity of the lowerprice replacement fans. The original thermo(prefer to call them electric) fans fitted to the Fords were Bosch, dont know if that is still the case.
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