cooling idea..........old news??

[THE_OWL]

I havent had the stock motor in my Jeep since 1995. I never had overheating issues from the fan before that (only the BS open cooling system Jeep tried in the late 80s). But I have tried a lot of different electric setups. What I have noticed is that the shroud is the most important issue.

If you want to use electric for whatever reason, I think this is the best solution.
check out the specs on the link:
its almost a perfect fit for our strangely shaped radiators.
FELX-A-LITE

\\hoot

 

[AJsArmor]

The problem may be that there is too much of a gap around the housing/shroud Aand the radiator. My new electric is only 12inches, and the housing is almost exactly as tall as the new radiator I put in. As such, almost ALL of the air it pulls in (only 850cfm) is being pulled through the radiator itself instead of just pulling air from around the shroud. I dont see how you could get a 14 incher in the compartment without making a custom shroud.

Yeah I know, 5lbs of crap in a 2lb bag. I was thinking of cutting a little bit out of the lower crossmember since it's getting completely reworked as well as the plate that goes over the radiator. I really don't know, it's just one of those things where I was tossing around ideas in my head. At one point I was thinking of trying to fit in a taller radiator and change the grille area so that it's taller and the bumper steps down a bit. Give it a Wrangler type look to it and then be able to fit a larger radiator in it as well. Would work with enough modifications and completely reworking the crossmember situation but I think that's one of those projects to put on the shelf for a REALLY long time.

 

[Lucas]

Did anyone see the white cherokee that was a candidate for the Top Truck Challange? It actually had 2 radiators, one in the engine bay and the other somewhere I think in the rear hatch.


Hey AJ, i didn't recogize the name until I saw the link to the website at the bottom of your sig. Ive been contacting you about 1/8inch rockrails for ...uhhh...well a long time, sorry about the delays and questions ([email protected]). I'm selling off the parts for my ZJ disk brake conversion to finance the rails, so you shoud get payment from me really really soon. Thanks.

 

[AJsArmor]

I had no clue that was you, it's no problem about the wait or questions, don't mind a bit!

I'm assuming if they had a radiator in the back it was all open with an exo or internal cage right? My wife might not like that idea. I like the specs on those dual 10" fans but the price I'm sure is a little more than I want to spend right now. Wish there was a junkyard fan that was small enough to fit and put out some good cfm's. Seems a lot of factory electrics really have some good power, would be cool to stick one of those dual speed Ford/Lincoln jobs in, puts out like 4600cfm. VOOOM!

 

[Lucas]

I was messing around with my new conversion and testing the airflow, well, with a napkin in front of the radiator. It seems like the factory aux fan actually pulled air hader through the front of the car, much more vacuum than on the new fan's side. This worried me, but Ive been driving for the past couple of days in traffic and the needle still stays at or under 210.

As for the dual radiator thing, the XJ had all the factotry sheet metal. Didn't have an exo or anything. I have no Idea how he did it, it was just on the spec sheet.