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E-fan still causing brick to run hot but really only with AC now

It sounds very much like your Hayden fan is not up to the job. The claimed CFM ratings are fairly meaningless. I assume the rad was adequate with the engine-driven fan, so i doubt that it is the problem. The shrouds that come with aftermarket fans are not nearly as efficient as the full-coverage factory shrouds, so the aftermarket fan has to be even more powerful to compensate.

The hardest pulling aftermarket fans are made by Spal: http://www.spal-usa.com/html/dampframe.htm. They are not cheap, but they get the job done. I went through many fans until I got a Spal that was up to cooling my V8.

There are factory fans from other cars that are quite powerful and sometimes have shrouds that can be adapted to fit a Volvo rad. I had to go with a slim-fit Spal because of extreme space restrictions of the V8, but you can get the job done much more cheaply with parts from a junkyard. Go here for the plan: http://www.linkline.com/personal/dbarton/fanconversion/.

Good luck!
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New E-fan still causing brick to run hot but really only with AC now
posted by  Sterndogg02  on Sun May 2 14:28 CST 2004 >


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