On Feb 7, 6:22=A0pm, The Reverend Natural Light <rever...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Feb 6, 10:51 am, 80 Z-28 work <Bashton...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > My 80 Camaro Z28 currently has a dangerous belt driven fan without a
> > shroud, and the stock shroud won't fit. I want to swap in an electric
> > fan or dual fan setup, and am not sure how to mount it, or install
> > it.
>
> Keep the belt fan if at all possible. =A0Dig around bone yards or call
> Summit Racing and see what they can get to cover up that fan. =A0I've
> had many Firebirds and Camaros and the only one that never overheated
> was the only with a belt fan.
>
> That said, if you swap in one or two electric fans, those aftermarket
> ones that mount with tabs that stick through the radiator work well.
> You'll probably end up with the biggest fan they make on the engine
> side and another smaller fan on the other side.
>
> For wiring, you can either set them up to run all the time or to run
> off a thermostat. =A0Don't hook them up to a switch - it's too easy to
> forget to turn it on.
>
> An aftermarket thermostat can mount to the radiator fins and you'll
> need a fan relay. =A0The relay switches the big power for the fan motors
> and the ignition + thermostat turn the relay on and off. =A0I've seen
> all these parts and wiring in a single bag at the local auto parts
> store.
>
> Count on a couple hundred bucks to set this up and it won't work as
> well as your belt fan. =A0Bolting in the right fan shroud will help keep
> your fingers attached and make the belt fan cool the engine even
> better than it does now.
If you already have a fan shroud that will bolt up to the rad why not
just grind off the excess
plastic or cut it off with snips?
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