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Windstar electric fans

I will epoxy or super glue that thing in there. I need one for my fans bad, tired of having them on a switch.
 
Some of the sensors you can turn down and rethread on a lathe, just depends on how thick the body is if you can take it down enough. 14mm is .55" apparently, so cutting it down to 1/2" wouldn't be tough, but if it's smaller, may not work.

There are enough spots on most intakes and blocks that you could run two separate switches, but it's messier. Passenger head is one place.
 
I'm really not paying attention to this, but wasn't this issue discovered, and resolved, by Lunatic in that big Windstar thread?

iirc, all ya need is an adapter, NPT to metric straight thread..
 
ryoken said:
I'm really not paying attention to this, :deal:but wasn't this issue discovered, and resolved, by Lunatic in that big Windstar thread?

iirc, all ya need is an adapter, NPT to metric straight thread..
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Yes sir you are not really paying attention.

This is Windstar fans introduction for noobs 101.


The Lunatic thread you are referring to is Advanced windstar fans for Superstar Fabricators.

The BMW switch is a switch that will turn your fan on when it come to a certain temp.
IIRC the primary fan will come on at about 180* and the secondary fan about 210*.

I went with my original plan by using an ON-OFF-ON switch with an [OFF] indicator light.

I've had no issues with it.
 
ryoken said:
i'm really not paying attention to this, but wasn't this issue discovered, and resolved, by lunatic in that big windstar thread?

Iirc, all ya need is an adapter, npt to metric straight thread..
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x2........ :)
 
Have I overlooked it somewhere? What BMW do I rob the sensor from? Im going to have them come on temp wise but have a over ride switch so I can turn them off completly.
 
Thats what I am currently looking for, is a part number where I can hopefully get it from Advanced or Autozone or something.
 
So that is the 100% correct dual temp switch I can use? I am going up to the parts house here in a bit for this little do da.
 
FWIW, I keep hearing about override switches to turn the fans off during water crossings.
I can certainly see where that would be necessary, but its dangerous. Either from forgetting to turn it off, or forgetting to turn it back on.

If I were doing it, I might try a piece of PVC pipe mounted vertically alongside the radiator, with a float on a small chain or wire inside.
Hook the chain to a switch that turns off the fan when the float rises inside the pipe and back on when it sinks.

Set the float height so that the fan turns off just before the water level get to the bottom of the fan.

Just a thought.
 
454Sub said:
So that is the 100% correct dual temp switch I can use? I am going up to the parts house here in a bit for this little do da.
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Did you not read my last 2 post???? Right before yours. :waytogo:
 
Fordum said:
FWIW, I keep hearing about override switches to turn the fans off during water crossings.
I can certainly see where that would be necessary, but its dangerous. Either from forgetting to turn it off, or forgetting to turn it back on.

If I were doing it, I might try a piece of PVC pipe mounted vertically alongside the radiator, with a float on a small chain or wire inside.
Hook the chain to a switch that turns off the fan when the float rises inside the pipe and back on when it sinks.

Set the float height so that the fan turns off just before the water level get to the bottom of the fan.

Just a thought.
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That will be very hard to master since it will also depend what speeds your going at too i could see this working for slow water crossings lol :woot:
 
It'd probably be easier to do with something like a low coolant light switch.

But all of that is just another failure mode you are adding, which is probably no better or worse than forgetting to turn the fans back on.

Adding one of the high temp switches as an override even to a manual switch would not be a bad idea. I've done it myself when I programmed the fan on/off temps wrong, you can park the truck, leave it idling, walk away for two minutes, and only notice something is wrong because it starts to run rougher. In some cases (no high temp override) you could start blowing hoses or head gaskets before you noticed a real problem, hopefully you are close enough to notice before things get really bad.
 
I used an indicator light that comes on when I switch both fans off.
I also hooked my stereo up to the same power source as the fans. If the fans loose power the music stops.

So far my setup has served me well.
 
Im about to take the easier simpler route and just wire them up to switches. For a mud toy it will be fine, if it was my DD I would use a coolant switch.
 
Installed my fans yesterday. Boy do they move air. I let Krusty get to 190. Then I turned the fans on and in about 20seconds back down to 160. Now time to clean up wires and make a switch panel were the ac controls used to be.
 
Fordum said:
OK, you asked for it.......
This is the all time, ultimate, never to be beaten, Windstar fan install thread.

Get some popcorn, grab some paper and pencil to make notes, or do screen captures, and be prepared to spend some time.
If there is a question or concept not covered by this, its probably not worth knowing.

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=267400

I just hope all the diagrams and pictures are still there......
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