85wagon Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) hey, im putiing a 4inch lift on my 85gl wagon and the water pump fan/ fan clutch fan is pretty close to the radiator core suport has anyone taken off the fan clutch with fan and installed an electric fan? i figured it would work fine for cooling, would it cause problems on the motor side? would i gain Horse Power with the motor having less drag? Edited March 13, 2011 by 85wagon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 From what I've read an electric fan from a EA81 with A/C fits with a couple extra screws. I guess the EA82 electric fan is too thick to use in place of the mech. fan. I haven't done this mod, but I'm planning to! You'll probably free a couple hp, but nothing exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 If the cooling system is in good repair, just pull it off. Only Ea82s with A/C came with a clutch fan, so it's only necessary in the hardest situations. The A/C never worked in my Ea82s, so I pulled it all off, and the fan, and almost never had problems. you won't notice any power unless the clutch was failed, but you might gain a bit of mileage depending on your driving style. And you'll make your car a lot easier to work on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 The mechanical fan was only installed on models that had A/C. If you don't have/use the A/C (and your model is not a turbo) than you should be able to get by on just the right-side electric fan. Otherwise, as previously mentioned, the left-side electric fan from an A/C-equipped EA81 might work. Alternately, you might be able to fit a pusher fan in front of the radiator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85wagon Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 ill pull it off, see what happens, ill probably get another after market fan later down the road when summer arrives. thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85wagon Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 hey, i pulled the fan/fanclutch off, i definitely noticed a power increase. i use to have to shift down into third going up my hill and now i can keep it in 4th, pretty sweet!! i doubt i got any more horse power but u can definitely notice the torque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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