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ECONORAM · 06-18-2012, 08:18 PM

Vago, those covers look like a good idea. If the pizza pans stay you have it made!
In other news, my truck went through a hailstorm last Monday and broke 2 blades on one of my front mounted radiator fans. Vibration was so bad even with it windmilling that I had to remove it. So, this weekend I installed a used Taurus 3.8L e-fan. Learned the hard way I wired it backwards, so it was pushing warm air out the front inside of pulling it through the radiator. Got it rewired and on low speed, it works very well. Keeps temperatures more stable than the previous fans, and nearly as good as the clutch fan. Haven't wired up the high speed part yet, but figure I can get to that before I start towing later this summer...
Turns out one or two of my wheels are out of balance, not the fault of the 0.100" LEXAN covers.

06-18-2012, 08:18 PM	#28 (permalink)
ECONORAM halos.com Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 528 ECONORAM - '07 Dodge RAM 1500 QC SLT flex-fuel 90 day: 18.16 mpg (US) the Avenger - '08 Dodge Avenger SXT 90 day: 27.06 mpg (US) Thanks: 385 Thanked 94 Times in 80 Posts	Vago, those covers look like a good idea. If the pizza pans stay you have it made! In other news, my truck went through a hailstorm last Monday and broke 2 blades on one of my front mounted radiator fans. Vibration was so bad even with it windmilling that I had to remove it. So, this weekend I installed a used Taurus 3.8L e-fan. Learned the hard way I wired it backwards, so it was pushing warm air out the front inside of pulling it through the radiator. Got it rewired and on low speed, it works very well. Keeps temperatures more stable than the previous fans, and nearly as good as the clutch fan. Haven't wired up the high speed part yet, but figure I can get to that before I start towing later this summer... Turns out one or two of my wheels are out of balance, not the fault of the 0.100" LEXAN covers. Last edited by ECONORAM; 06-18-2012 at 08:22 PM.. Reason: vibration detected...