Ford Taurus electric fan in YJ

JeepcrewX5 · #1 (**permalink**) 07-28-2006, 07:54 PM

Hey gang, I recently had a cooling problem on my 90 YJ 4.2. I have a "Flowkooler" water pump and a new radiator and still had hot days. Engine mods include dumping the carb for a Howell Fuel Injection setup. Anyway the stock fan wasnt working and I didn't have $300 to throw at a Flex-a-lite Black Magic II electric fan. While at a local pick-a-part junkyard, one of my good friends mentioned an article he read about a swaping a Ford Taurus electric fan for the stock jeep fan, in an off road mag. I found a late model Taurus wagon, one of many, pulled the two speed elec fan and paid a whole $30 for it with a warranty. I found two web sites with all the information I needed to buy the remaining parts and to complete the install. Put a long story short, my YJ has never run cooler and now on hot summer trips I no longer worry about adequate air flow when I'm not on the throttle. I paid a total of $130 for the WHOLE project and gained a couple of ponies as well

. Interested in details let me know. JeepcrewX5@msn.com.

Bounty__Hunter · #2 (**permalink**) 07-28-2006, 08:03 PM

Great mod, did it to my 2.5L, often don't even need to turn it on.

JeepcrewX5 · #3 (**permalink**) 07-28-2006, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bounty__Hunter

Great mod, did it to my 2.5L, often don't even need to turn it on.

What part of this great nation r u at BH? And are you active duty military?

Bounty__Hunter · #4 (**permalink**) 07-28-2006, 11:25 PM

Near St. Louis, and no longer Active. In the Infantry for about 7 years.

JeepcrewX5 · #5 (**permalink**) 07-29-2006, 12:43 PM

I can't believe the crap our soldiers are getting over doing their job, let me just say thanks for serving, if your ever in a jeep in So Cal look me up and I'll show you some trails.

Bounty__Hunter · #6 (**permalink**) 07-29-2006, 01:29 PM

We get to LA occasionally, but not with the jeep. Maybe it'd be worth getting a rental

jfrabat · #7 (**permalink**) 12-08-2006, 02:34 PM

How about the link to the sites with the instructions and parts list?

mikedrees · #8 (**permalink**) 12-08-2006, 03:36 PM

is there a way to use a temp sensor to activate the fan without having to turn it on manually?

Bounty__Hunter · #9 (**permalink**) 12-12-2006, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jfrabat

How about the link to the sites with the instructions and parts list?

Just google "taurus fan swap" and "jeep taurus fan" and similar, you'll find a ton of good writeups.

90Xjay · #10 (**permalink**) 12-27-2006, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by mikedrees

is there a way to use a temp sensor to activate the fan without having to turn it on manually?

yes, they sell the kits at Autozone. You get a sensor that mounts to the radiator and turns the fan on or off via a relay. The sensor has 4 different temps to choose from.