I removed my A/C system (which is available for free, by the way) and still have the system's electric fan attached to the radiator. I was thinking about hooking it up to run as the primary cooling fan instead of using the belt-driven fan, to improve fuel economy.

Has anyone done this?

 

:banana:

Yup.

About 30-50 people over the last 15+ years.

Best part is, nothing needs done to have it work as it should. Providing the thermoswitch in the radiator is good.

I'll take that A/C stuff. Shoot me a PM, your's is not enabled.

I'll take that A/C stuff. Shoot me a PM, your's is not enabled.

 

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I removed my A/C system (which is available for free, by the way) and still have the system's electric fan attached to the radiator. I was thinking about hooking it up to run as the primary cooling fan instead of using the belt-driven fan, to improve fuel economy.

Has anyone done this?

 

:banana:

 

You've got it backward.

 

All the EA82 cars had Electric fans.

 

Only the ones with A/C have the belt driven fans.

 

The electric fan is the primary cooling fan.

You've got it backward.

 

All the EA82 cars had Electric fans.

 

Only the ones with A/C have the belt driven fans.

 

The electric fan is the primary cooling fan.

 

hi,

do you mean that all ea-82 cars without a/c do not have a fan mounted to the water pump? i thought it was, all had the mechanical fan on the water pump, and a/c had an extra electric one.

I do believe there is no "All" in this scenario.

do you mean that all ea-82 cars without a/c do not have a fan mounted to the water pump? i thought it was, all had the mechanical fan on the water pump, and a/c had an extra electric one.

 

That is correct. The primary fan on all Subaru's is on the passenger side of the radiator. Any fans mounted to the driver's side on an EA vehicle (be they mechanical or electric) are for the AC system if so-equipped. Non AC cars have only the electric fan on the passenger side. On EA81T's, EA82's, and EA82T's the secondard AC fan is mechanical. On EA81's the secondary fan is electric. If you can source one of these EA81 electric AC fans it can replace the mechanical fan on the EA82's.

 

The mechanical fan is of the passive thermostatic clutch type and is not capable of sensing coolant temperature and reacting accordingly. It is purely for added cooling to assist when the AC evaporator is hot.

 

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