Whats a good on off temp for single elec fan?
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Whats a good on off temp for single elec fan?
I have a stock 1986 305 TPI Automatic, and it has a 180deg thermostat.
What would be a a good fan enable and disable temperature for this?
What would be a a good fan enable and disable temperature for this?
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Re: Whats a good on off temp for single elec fan?
I have a 180* stat on 305 TPI. Fan switch is 211* on, not sure what the off is, but it's about 190*. After experimenting with a few, this one is perfect, it only runs in traffic. If you go any lower the fan will run a lot more than it needs to.
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Re: Whats a good on off temp for single elec fan?
Hey eseibel, do you have a part number for that 211*?
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Re: Whats a good on off temp for single elec fan?
If you go with this, the fan will never shut off once on.
Most fan switches (the screw into the block OE style) have a roughly 10° temp swing. Autozone sw505 is a 215°F on fan switch. 'perfect' for a stock motor. The ECM (TPI, v6) controlled fans were set to run at 220°F.
There is little to no benefit to running any cooler thermostat on a stock motor.
Most fan switches (the screw into the block OE style) have a roughly 10° temp swing. Autozone sw505 is a 215°F on fan switch. 'perfect' for a stock motor. The ECM (TPI, v6) controlled fans were set to run at 220°F.
There is little to no benefit to running any cooler thermostat on a stock motor.
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