1963 ford thunderbird cooling fan pulley

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There is also a manual switch on the dash to engage high speed if ever needed. We run his fan on low speed only with an inexpensive thermostatic control module that simply turns the fan on and off through a heavy duty solenoid. His is a two speed fan out of a Thunderbird while my fan is a single speed (but still has three wires) out of a Lincoln. My son's Firebird and my 67 GTO drag cars are set up to run the Mark VIII fans. If you floor the gas pedal, this switch shuts off your A/C, alternator, cooling fan, etc., to deliver maximum HP to the wheels until you lift your foot after you get off the tracks.In another thread I mentioned about my Cruiser running the stock A/C mechanical fan with a 6.5' top pulley. Another feature new cars use is the WOT switch (wide open throttle). This is a tremendous gas savings and one of the reasons why modern cars get away with using smaller engines.

In Michigan winters, my cooling fan may not turn on for months. Just because the engine is up to temp does not mean the fan needs to run because wind removes heat from the radiator as the thermostat regulates the engine temp. When the radiator gets hot the fan turns on. I am using a temperature sensor mounted about half way down my radiator, just in case the coolant level dips. It pushes colder air into the radiator and the fan motor never gets hot. Another advantage is, the fan is not on the hot side of the radiator. These fan motors do not use a chassis ground because they are mounted in plastic. This worked out great because the wires only needed to be reversed. When I fitted the fan to my application I noticed there was a lot more room in front of the radiator so I spaced my radiator back toward the engine 1-1/2' and mounted the fan in front. When you get the alternator with the fan you KNOW they are matched as the alternator is certainly large enough for the fan, even if the car sits like a taxi cab. Ford turned one fan on all the time with the A/C compressor, and the other as a backup. The fan I'm using is one big fan in a molded shroud (like most of them are).

1963 ford thunderbird cooling fan pulley install#

For some reason, Ray decided not to install them on his car so I bought both pieces from him and I mounted both on our '59 Galaxie Y-block. He went to his local bone yard, found a Crown Vic and had them remove the alternator and fan. I tried to get Ray Clark to put an electric fan on his 'bird at one time. OEM fans work well, they are balanced and they last a very long time. Ryan got an electric fan setup from Cool Craft, I think it was. As for the electric fan, Dave Dare and others can tell you what to look for, as he and others have electric fans on their cars.Īnd this one also. Read all the information on alternators in the TRL. That way, if you add anything else electronically that is going to demand more power from that alternator, you will not have to worry about replacing one that has a much smaller amperage output. If you are going to add an electric fan, and necessary unit to control it, you may as well install a 130amp alternator or more, and be done with it. Look for 'Selecting The Right Tbird Alternator' in the Final Dress section.

1963 ford thunderbird cooling fan pulley generator#

I just put a new tech tip in the Technical Resource Library under the Alternator & Generator section.

Larry, we just had this discussion regarding electric fans, alternators, etc.