Auxilary fan question.

[MJRemi]

My truck had no aux. fan when I bought it but now it's warming up here in San Diego so I scored a fan from a JY XJ (year unk).

This fan has the curved blades and looks much more efficient than the squarish blade type fan. After installing and testing, the blade assembly rubs against the flexible air hose that runs from the front of the air box to the engine. I don't know what it is called but it is wrapped with coil wire and seems to be made with a duct material. There seems to be no way to re-route this hose unless I buy a new one that is about a foot longer.

Has anyone dealt with this issue, and if so, what did you come up with?

 

[87mjdriver]

that duct hose Takes hot air off the exhaust manifold and routes it into the intake to warm up the engine faster, I took mine off the first day I bought it.

You being in the warmer part of cali shouldn't need it.

[jimoshel]

In a carburated system the venturi drops the temperature of the incoming air to a point where under proper conditions, humidity and air temperature will freeze completely blocking the carb throat. Engine stoppage. This also true for a TBI system but to a lesser extant. MPI systems don't have this problem. The purpose of that hose is to supply warm air to the engine at start up to help it warm up faster and when running to supply warm air as needed. That's why the valve in the air cleaner snorkel. In your area the possibility of carb ice is remote but possible. There should be a holder fastened to the inner fender that holds the hose clear of the fan.

[shelbyluvv]

Do not throw that hose away. You will fail the visual part of the smog test without it. Most parts houses have that stuff in a few different lengths.

[MJRemi]

Well I didn't have any luck at Autozone or Pep Boys so I cleaned up the duct hose and wrapped it in new duct tape. I used 2" hose clamps to anchor it at both ends and squeezed the coil wire along the length except for the anchored ends. This resulted in a narrow oval shape that seems to allow enough space to clear the fan. Upon testing, I still heard some clicking and realized the blades were also rubbing one of the steel lines from the steering box. I carefully pried the line away from the fan and now have a smooth operating electric fan.

On a side note, my R side fog light wiring is bad so I disassembled the fog lights and realized the connector plug on the lights is the same as the fan. I ran the L side fog light plug around the radiator and plugged it into the fan. When I want the fan on I turn on my headlights and hit the fog light switch. This will suffice for three more weeks until I have some major electrical work done and have everything overhauled.

[64 Cheyenne]

On a side note, my R side fog light wiring is bad so I disassembled the fog lights and realized the connector plug on the lights is the same as the fan. I ran the L side fog light plug around the radiator and plugged it into the fan. When I want the fan on I turn on my headlights and hit the fog light switch.

 

IMO, bad idea, no relay for the fan itself, lots of amps going through a circuit not designed for that amount.

 

Problems, maybe, maybe not. Myself, I'd do it right the first time, then not have to worry about it causing other problems

 

later. Without researching the relays, fuses, switches for the lights you might have have enough currant capacity in that

 

circuit, or maybe not. I know you said you were going to have major electrical done in 3 weeks, but what if?

[MJRemi]

Yeah, I didn't really think that through. I'll just leave it off for now and let the electrician sort it all out. Well, I was proud of myself for about 10 minutes anyway!

[jimoshel]

Yeah, I didn't really think that through. I'll just leave it off for now and let the electrician sort it all out. Well, I was proud of myself for about 10 minutes anyway!

You gotta watch them Montana cowboys. They're real killjoys albeit smart, intelligent killjoys.

[64 Cheyenne]

Yeah, I didn't really think that through. I'll just leave it off for now and let the electrician sort it all out. Well, I was proud of myself for about 10 minutes anyway!

You gotta watch them Montana cowboys. They're real killjoys albeit smart, intelligent killjoys.

 

You meant indians.......didn't you Jim? :rotf:

[jimoshel]

Yeah, I didn't really think that through. I'll just leave it off for now and let the electrician sort it all out. Well, I was proud of myself for about 10 minutes anyway!

You gotta watch them Montana cowboys. They're real killjoys albeit smart, intelligent killjoys.

 

You meant indians.......didn't you Jim? :rotf:

So? Can't a Indian be a cowboy? However you are right. I did mean Indian.

Spanish lesson for the day; Cowboy=Nino de vaca

And yes, there is a story behind that. :rotf:

[Eagle]

IMO, bad idea, no relay for the fan itself, lots of amps going through a circuit not designed for that amount.

Yep. The curved blades are the late-model XJ aux fan. It takes (in a 2000 XJ) a 40amp fuse. You NEED to run that off a heavy-duty relay. The 1988 factory setup us a standard relay for the fan mounted on the driver's side inner fender, near the rear of the air filter box.