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Old 10-28-2008, 01:51 PM   #26 (permalink)
bennelson
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Electric Cycle - '81 Kawasaki KZ440
90 day: 334.6 mpg (US)

S10 - '95 Chevy S10
90 day: 30.48 mpg (US)

Electro-Metro - '96 Ben Nelson's "Electro-Metro"
90 day: 129.81 mpg (US)

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I replaced my belt driven fan in my '95 Chevy S10 4-cylinder with an electric fan from my Geo Metro.

Fan works fine, but like you said, it seems like a fan is never needed anyways. I think a big part of this is that the truck has the same size radiator whether you have the 4 or 6 cylinder.

I have ofter heard that radiators are designed for heat of the bigger engine size when it is towing.

If that's true, than a little S10/Sonoma should never need a radiator fan at all, other than maybe stuck in traffic on a hot day, with your engine idling.

What did you use as a switch to operate your fan turning on and off? Mine has been rigged up to run manually. If you have a specific thermal switch, could you please list the model number or where you got it from?

Thanks,

-Ben
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