Quote Originally Posted by hughdawgmmkay View Post
Hi Tim - I found this thread while researching electric fan options to cool my van when sitting in traffic with my A/C on. I like this electric fan location the most, and wanted to reach out and see if you think this fan location is reasonable for a second fan while driving around.

My fan clutch is in great condition and keeps the van cool with the A/C off (and when driving with the A/C on) but my temps will creep to 201 F when A/C is on and I am sitting still in the GA heat.

Would you share your input on if this electric fan location would theoretically work for my use case, assuming I hooked up a pull fan. Any thoughts or concerns would be appreciated!

Thanks,
Hugh

Hi Hugh,

Sorry I missed your post until now. The fan I put on this radiator was only to combat the heat soak issue. I have it set on a timer (shown earlier in this thread) that runs it for 15 minutes after the van is shut off. This ventilates the engine compartment and keeps the fuel from boiling in the rail (it works well). I also rigged it to a manual on/off switch so I could run it at other times. Although the fan works good for the heat-soak issue, it doesn't seem to help much (if at all) to combat overheating while stopped in traffic on a hot day with my AC on. I would recommend this set-up if you are having a heat soak issue, but don't expect it to help with overheating. Tim

PS: Experiencing overheating problems while sitting in traffic on a hot day with AC on is a pretty typical issue with these vans. If you find a solution to that please share as I'd be thrilled to be able to use my AC in those conditions .