200 degree fan switch
09-11-2018, 05:30 PM
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Car: 1984 Firebird Trans am
Engine: 5.0 HO 4BBl
Transmission: one that kind of works
Axle/Gears: some that turn the wheels
200 degree fan switch
I'm running a dorman taurus fan with a 195 temp switch. I have a 185 degree thermostat and it seems like the two things are basically fighting each other and the fan just wont turn off. Initially I thought I might be able to get a lower thermostat but I would have to go to a 175 and those aren't legal in CA? So the next thing would be to get a higher temp fan switch.
When my car last overheated, the engine shut off at about 221 degrees. That was the reading on the gauge on the aftermarket cluster I have installed. I have checked the temp at the top of the manifold with a handheld heat sensor and it read the same as what the cluster reads so I am taking it as being accurate.
What are my options in running a 200 degree fan switch? Is there some way I can set these things by dialing in a temp I want? Or do they always have to be a fixed value?
When my car last overheated, the engine shut off at about 221 degrees. That was the reading on the gauge on the aftermarket cluster I have installed. I have checked the temp at the top of the manifold with a handheld heat sensor and it read the same as what the cluster reads so I am taking it as being accurate.
What are my options in running a 200 degree fan switch? Is there some way I can set these things by dialing in a temp I want? Or do they always have to be a fixed value?
09-11-2018, 05:44 PM
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Re: 200 degree fan switch
And yes you can get a adjustable one
https://m.ebay.com/itm/Hayden-Fan-Sw...cAAOSwIphbUIOg
https://m.ebay.com/itm/Hayden-Fan-Sw...cAAOSwIphbUIOg
09-13-2018, 12:31 PM
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Re: 200 degree fan switch
Bought a 210 switch and a 200 switch from the ebay seller listed in that thread. Thanks for the link!
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