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xxblade31 · 01-21-2017, 11:18 PM

Hey

Thanks in advance to anyone answering my questions.
I am installing dual electric fans. Can I use the same thermostat as the temp gauge ? Or do I have to install the one it came with ?
And where could I put it is there another spot in the block ?

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xxblade31 · 01-21-2017, 11:19 PM

here is another pichttps://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q...UhMc22SF-k5i_G

xxblade31 · 01-21-2017, 11:20 PM

another pic

Ramiro0727 · 01-22-2017, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by xxblade31

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xxblade31 I just installed one on my son's truck I installed the on the came with it. Due to on the one that came with it is a thermostat switch. It will turn the fan on when it reaches 180 degrees. And it will shut off when it cools down to 160 degrees.

Ramiro

**HO455** · 01-22-2017, 02:56 AM

Type electric fan temperature switch in the search box and click the 67-72. You will find dozens of threads about this. You will more than likely find several that are about your engine unless your putting something really unusual in your truck, like a radial airplane engine. Well you might find that one.

Good luck.

hamjet · 01-22-2017, 07:29 AM

I installed the one that came with the fans in a different location so I could still monitor the temp. I put it on the intake next to the thermostat because it was the only spot available.

xxblade31 · 01-22-2017, 06:40 PM

Thank you all. Hamjet - I think thats what im doing too. Now I have to relocate the upper radiator hose and but in a new thermostat housing to clear the spot for the new sending unit.. I just wasnt sure if the two sending units did the same thing ? I want to put on a new upper radiator hose that goes directly to the housing. Not the old curvy stock hose.
I will try to search for that. I just got back from oreillys trying to find one that will work. No luck. Of course it has to look cool too.

Thanks again
Dave

BugzC10 · 01-22-2017, 07:18 PM

The temp sender for your guage is different than the one that turns on the fan when the temperature rises above 180 or whatever temp sender you bought. They have two different functions. When I installed my electric fan I wondered the same and I also wanted my temp guage to work. So I hooked my fan wire and temp gipuage wire up to the temp guage sender. The fan came on as soon as the guage stared to read some heat....not good. I switched it out for the radiator fan temp sender and left the temp guage unhooked for now.

Ramiro0727 · 01-22-2017, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BugzC10

The temp sender for your guage is different than the one that turns on the fan when the temperature rises above 180 or whatever temp sender you bought. They have two different functions. When I installed my electric fan I wondered the same and I also wanted my temp guage to work. So I hooked my fan wire and temp gipuage wire up to the temp guage sender. The fan came on as soon as the guage stared to read some heat....not good. I switched it out for the radiator fan temp sender and left the temp guage unhooked for now.

When I hooked my son's up . I connected the thermostat switch that came with the fan to the fan. I added a temperature sensor on the drivers side since his engine block had a spot for it. That one I hooked up to the temp gauge on the dash cluster.

hamjet · 01-22-2017, 08:39 PM

you can see the one to the left works the fan ( little black wire comming off the brass block at the heater hose) while the one at the right on the intake is the mechanical sending unit.( don't mind the cobby setup off the waterpump, its just temp, till I figure out a fix) LOL

BugzC10 · 01-23-2017, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Ramiro0727

When I hooked my son's up . I connected the thermostat switch that came with the fan to the fan. I added a temperature sensor on the drivers side since his engine block had a spot for it. That one I hooked up to the temp gauge on the dash cluster.

I could have done the same, but I have a mechanical temp guage sending unit already in the drivers side head. That's why the cluster temp gauge not working is ok for now. I may utilize one of the intake manifold ports...

xxblade31 · 01-28-2017, 04:15 AM

Hey guys
just wanted to thank you guys for saving me time. fired her up today. Sweet.
Got a nice fitting radiator hose, wired everything. Few button up details and try and align the cowl and hood. Should be on the road this week end.

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q...xnubLTUptdFrT7

01-21-2017, 11:18 PM	#1
xxblade31 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: rohnert park ca Posts: 40	Electric fans thermostat question HELP? Hey Thanks in advance to anyone answering my questions. I am installing dual electric fans. Can I use the same thermostat as the temp gauge ? Or do I have to install the one it came with ? And where could I put it is there another spot in the block ? attachment.php Attached Images

01-21-2017, 11:19 PM	#2
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01-22-2017, 02:56 AM	#5
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 11,350	Re: Electric fans thermostat question HELP? Type electric fan temperature switch in the search box and click the 67-72. You will find dozens of threads about this. You will more than likely find several that are about your engine unless your putting something really unusual in your truck, like a radial airplane engine. Well you might find that one. Good luck. __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377

01-22-2017, 07:29 AM	#6
hamjet Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South Westerlo, New York Posts: 1,325	Re: Electric fans thermostat question HELP? I installed the one that came with the fans in a different location so I could still monitor the temp. I put it on the intake next to the thermostat because it was the only spot available. __________________ Thanks, Joe.. 1969 C/10, 348 C.I., 3X2 bbl. V8, 2004r , LWB.

01-22-2017, 06:40 PM	#7
xxblade31 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: rohnert park ca Posts: 40	Re: Electric fans thermostat question HELP? Thank you all. Hamjet - I think thats what im doing too. Now I have to relocate the upper radiator hose and but in a new thermostat housing to clear the spot for the new sending unit.. I just wasnt sure if the two sending units did the same thing ? I want to put on a new upper radiator hose that goes directly to the housing. Not the old curvy stock hose. I will try to search for that. I just got back from oreillys trying to find one that will work. No luck. Of course it has to look cool too. Thanks again Dave

01-22-2017, 07:18 PM	#8
BugzC10 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Rose Hill Kansas Posts: 1,351	Re: Electric fans thermostat question HELP? The temp sender for your guage is different than the one that turns on the fan when the temperature rises above 180 or whatever temp sender you bought. They have two different functions. When I installed my electric fan I wondered the same and I also wanted my temp guage to work. So I hooked my fan wire and temp gipuage wire up to the temp guage sender. The fan came on as soon as the guage stared to read some heat....not good. I switched it out for the radiator fan temp sender and left the temp guage unhooked for now. __________________ 1970 C10 Short Stepper with 71/72 front clip.

01-22-2017, 08:39 PM	#10
hamjet Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South Westerlo, New York Posts: 1,325	Re: Electric fans thermostat question HELP? you can see the one to the left works the fan ( little black wire comming off the brass block at the heater hose) while the one at the right on the intake is the mechanical sending unit.( don't mind the cobby setup off the waterpump, its just temp, till I figure out a fix) LOL Attached Images __________________ Thanks, Joe.. 1969 C/10, 348 C.I., 3X2 bbl. V8, 2004r , LWB.

01-28-2017, 04:15 AM	#12
xxblade31 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: rohnert park ca Posts: 40	Re: Electric fans thermostat question HELP? Hey guys just wanted to thank you guys for saving me time. fired her up today. Sweet. Got a nice fitting radiator hose, wired everything. Few button up details and try and align the cowl and hood. Should be on the road this week end. https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1Q...xnubLTUptdFrT7 Last edited by xxblade31; 01-28-2017 at 04:20 AM.



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