The Dude Abides Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Since im going to be ripping apart all this stuff to replace the water pump i was toying with the idea of not putting this back on. Maybe replaceing it with another electric cooling fan. My question is that since all my ac stuff is still in the car and hooked up. Will it be ok to remove this and possibly use my ac in the latter years. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 most definitely! come summer, you may want to put a second fan on there. but at least for the next 6-8 months, you won't notice any difference other than a touch more power and more mileage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Well to say ac will work this summer will be a joke anyways but ill make sure the electric fan works before i take the clutch oen off first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Ive been running my RX with 1 electric fan since i swapped the motor. But it hasnt exactly been warm here since I did that. Also running my mom's 86 GL wagon with 1 electric fan, but the stock fan crapped out so I put a Hayden Slimline fan on the front of the radiator. So much easier to work on it now -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I know on the EA81 cars, the electric fan for the A/C only works if the A/C is running. So even tho its still there, it maynot operate unless you turn the A/C on. And since you have a clutch fan, there probably is no thermoswitch to wire the electric fan into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 all my EA82s have had the thermo switch as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erez Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 why do you want do do that? to make more millage? my advice to you is to keep the clutch fan in its place. make sure that the electric fan is working properly, and thats all. if you have some problem like lake of power, the answer is to rebuild the carb an change fuel filter and spark plugs as well. if everything is working properly don't tuch/ do not count the electric fan, the subbi needs 2 fans ' cause the engine is unusually sensitive to heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman2 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I replaced the twin electric fans on my Brat with a single larger after market fan and have had no trouble with overheating. Been like this for several years. With the twin electric factory fans both came on at the same time always when the temperature had risen such as a stop light etc. One fan stayed on all the time if the AC was on. I have had this Brat for over 11 years and it has always been that way with the factory twin fans. I think I have a Hayden 14" fan on it now but the AC I had disconnected years ago. I believe the factory twin fans pulled more air as the temperature gauge would come down quicker when they came on compared to the single Hayden. I have operated this Brat in temps up to 100 degrees with no problem idling with the single fan. You might need to wire a switch in to have the fan come on with the AC or it will not cool at idle. This could be a simple flip switch that is dash mounted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 C now for me that is why i would want it to come on automatically. At least one. Because knowing my dumb rump roast i would forget to switch the fan on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Just run 2 electric fans, have 1 run full time and the other come on with the thermo switch. Solved. -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 look at me only one fan, the electric fan infront of rad that pushes air through the rad, wired to the standard fan control system, works purfectly can idle all day, and no issues, stays at middle of temp indicator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I guess that would work fine, until 109 degree weather unless you have a bad a$$ properly working cooling system, I have 1 fan on my RX and it works fine until I let it sit and idle. Then the temp starts to rise and i dont like that. 2 fans is just extra insurance. My .02 -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 when the weather is 100*f warmer, then I will worry about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Good point... -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 (edited) most definitely! come summer, you may want to put a second fan on there. but at least for the next 6-8 months, you won't notice any difference other than a touch more power and more mileage. when the weather is 100*f warmer, then I will worry about it yea. I ran one electric on all my EA82s (2 of them lifted). wired to a switch. never overheated due to insufficient airflow (yea, had a hose blow on the freeway, and occasionally would forget to flip the switch while wheeling...). in fact, in the winter, I could just leave the heat on full blast, and it would stay plenty cool (rad was luke warm to the touch). And as long as I was moving more than ~20mph or more, that was enough air to keep it cool. this is all true of my EJ22 loyale as well. All using stock EA82 radiators, and the loyale is the only one with a new rad. it helps that it doesn't get too hot up here, and Duluth isn't a large enough town that I have to worry about traffic....at all. only exception was my buddy's '86 EA82 (now EJ-swapped, and dhise's). but, we knew that rad was crap, we knew the motor was crap. it didn't have A/C, so it didn't have a clutch fan on it, just wiring the electric fan to be on all the time pretty much fixed the problem. the reasons to dump it? you won't gain much mileage, or power. but it makes the car easier to work on (that 14 minute timing belt never would have happened if the fan had been there!). and, I think they warm up a bit quicker in the winter, as there isn't moving air in the engine bay, but that might just be in my head. in any case, it's entirely unneeded complexity. Edited December 21, 2008 by Numbchux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 I think im going to pull the clutch fan when i do the waterpump and not replace it with another electric fan until summer time. Wire the 2nd electric fan to run all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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