Gypsy62 wrote:
IF YOU ARE THREADING YOUR SERP THE OPPOSITE OF STOCK OVER ANY IDLER PULLEY, USE THREADLOCKER ON THE PULLEY'S MOUNTING BOLT AND REMEMBER TO REGULARLY CHECK TIGHTNESS!
After a second test using blue threadlocker, I'm now convinced the IPA's mounting-bolt was very slowly loosening from clockwise-rotation vibrating the stock reverse-threaded bolt.
My custom MF half-bracket should be ready tomorrow. It replaces the IPA's stock reverse-threaded sleeve with a normal-threaded sleeve, thereby solving the rotational-force induced loosening of the bolt. It also deletes the MF hub, giving the taurus elec. puller-fan lotsa' clearance. Hopefully, that will resolve the final hitch in my VH/AC/MF-delete setup. When the temps advise restoring the AC inline, I'll have them fab the other half that will replace the mechfan hub with a small & light pulley (similar to your pic), which should replicate the stock setup's firmer-wrap around the HB & AC pulleys.
I installed my taurus fan today and have a couple questions:
- How difficult should it be to activate the OEM fan circuit?
- Does anyone know if the AC activates the high or low fan circuit?
- Does anybody know which blue-wire supplies the "High" fan-speed & which supplies the "Low" when viewing the top of the plug, with the sliding red lock-tab? Presumably the black middle-wire is ground.
I recall folks saying it gets kinda' warm before the elec. fan kicks-on, but even blazing around town (@65f) I can't get my temp-gauge to spike past 'normal'. When it reaches 12 o'clock I look under the hood, but silent-fan. More blazing, and I still can't get the gauge to read hotter.
First, I tried idling in 'Park' at 2500rpm's for 15min. but still couldn't spike it past normal... WITH NO FAN!
Is this normal??? The engine compartment doesn't seem crazy-hot, but it concerns me that the temp-gauge 'peaks' at normal, even without any fan-cooling.
- I've installed new relays @ fuse box
- I've confirmed that both speeds of the taurus fan work
- My AC needs charging. From what I gather, if your AC is working properly then when you switch it on the ECU should activate the electric cooling-fan circuit; 'High' or Low'?
- Are others using lower-temp sensors/probes to activate their fans?
Thanks!
Ryan- regarding your bearing-spacer issue, why wouldn't you simply re-use the stock pulley's mounting hardware? The many bearings I've experimented with all have a 20mm inside-diameter, same as the stock bearing's. Is your new bearing's ID so different?
My front fan I wired both of the hots together since mine was single speed fan replacement in the front.
I got my fan to come on for a test around 70 if you turn the a.c. on full and go drive like you stole it until it gets up to temp then park somewhere with the a.c. still on full. Fan should come on or mine did in the fall.
I was talking about an issue flash mentioned .. Not sure about the other pulleys I only have this one... But the hole for it is a bit larger than the stock one and I think that is what flash wanted to avoid the little bit of play.. I could be mistaken though.
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