I ve heard something about using fans out of a ford windstar not sure the reason why it such a popular swap.
Ford windstar electric fan swap.
Clutch fan cant be shut off they seize up the engine when submerged.
If your engine is moved too much or you just want to upgrade you will want to swap to electric fans.
I got my windstar fan in the mail yesterday running it on my 74 lwb bbc radiator and the plugs came today.
New setups are pretty spendy that much i do know.
Electric fans can be shut off.
There are a great variety of option here.
The horsepower gain is minimal not even worth the cost of doing a conversion.
This is a single 2 speed fan.
07 01 06 06 26 am post 961683 in response to truckin well i ve dug up some more info on this.
Looks nice and the measurements work perfectly on my radiator.
Electric fan conversion tips from the pros.
These things move a ton of air.
The search was on for a better alternative to a mechanical fan.
Like a knucklehead i ordered two of the three wire plugs for it.
Been thinking about this for a while haven t gathered enough info to do it yet.
Going to electric fans is stupid if done for any other reason than water crossing.
Electric fans are used when crossing deep water.
After seeing some of the prices for electric fans at various stores parts houses that option was about to be ruled out as well but luck prevailed as my brother and i soon discovered that ford windstar dual electric fans would swap easily into my car with only minor trimming.
Also looking for advice or reference material on how to hook up a thermal switch so it kicks on when it needs to.
From the common budget option of the ford windstar fans which uses a set of fans off a ford windstar modified to work in the c10 to fabricated aluminum radiators with custom fan shrouds and fans.