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Offline giorno71

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eletric fan switch
« on: February 06, 2015, 08:31:05 PM »
I have a 94 yj 4.0l ho, installed an electric radiator fan about 5 years ago in that time up till now I have gone through 3 adjustable temp fan controllers , all different styles so now im wondering if anyone knows a junkyard donor vehicle that I can get a thread in type temp switch that will work at the right temp, 98 C/210F   thanks

Offline hps4evr

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Re: eletric fan switch
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2015, 08:55:19 AM »
Painless Wiring has a simple kit that's pretty cheap too. I used it for flex a lite fan I have in my car and it works great. No on/off  switch but a simple probe that goes into the cooling system and a relay to turn the fan on/off.
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Offline giorno71

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Re: eletric fan switch
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2015, 01:39:01 PM »
nope not buying any more like that, ill stay with the manual switch first, just looking for a simple thread in fan switch

Offline dubbleJs

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Re: eletric fan switch
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2015, 04:02:45 PM »
I'm manually running 2 factory XJ fans on $5 princess auto switches. Just make sure the switches are rated for about 15 or 20A.
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Offline LLYJ

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Re: eletric fan switch
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2015, 04:09:03 PM »
I have the $26 rockauto control - the potentiometer is junk but it works, I have to adjust it alot


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Offline cLAY

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Re: eletric fan switch
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2015, 09:27:30 PM »
I have a 94 yj 4.0l ho, installed an electric radiator fan about 5 years ago in that time up till now I have gone through 3 adjustable temp fan controllers , all different styles so now im wondering if anyone knows a junkyard donor vehicle that I can get a thread in type temp switch that will work at the right temp, 98 C/210F   thanks

Try a mid 90s XJ(Chrysler not Renix), the sensor is built into the t-stat housing but it should just swap right onto your YJ 4.0. The sensors are a bit fragile to don't run a heavy load thru them. On the XJ they kicked the relay that controlled the auxiliary electric cooling fan.
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Offline giorno71

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Re: eletric fan switch
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2015, 10:54:11 PM »
cool ill check it out, thanks