2L-Te viscous fan wanted !!

[Jerry]

found why my POS is getting hot, the viscous fan is screwed ...., it feels like its broken internally....and probably has run out of viscous fluid , anybood got one lying round or have one spare for sale etc? (not sure if the 2L-T ones are the same)

[tweake]

should be tons at the wreakers, however afaik they are repairable. you can replace the silicon in them.

[meatc]

Throw it away and but an electric one on. save dragging all that mud a nd crap through the rad and into the engine ba all the time, you can put a switch in to turn it off for bogs etc.

[coxsy]

have a twin electric one sitting in my shed , and can grap a few single fan ones too

[Jerry]

With electric don't you have to turn them off going thru water?, and if some dumbass ie me forgets to turn them off does this kill them? (its hard enough remembering which is the pointy end of the truck let alone remembering the foil for the veges or switching the fan off or on)

[meatc]

You can set them up to run off a temp switch just like a factory fan. I had the one on my zuk before the rebuild that has a 3 position switch, auto (off temp switch in the rad lines) on (perm running) and off (fan wont go at all) Usually ran it on the auto switch and only turned it off for a big short water crossing that wouldn't result in overheating things.

When shopping for a temp switch find out what the open and close temps are for the thermostat and get a switch that is a couple of degrees higher so the thermostat opens first. You can get adapters now to allow the placement of the switch into the lower radiator hose. Bit of wire and a relay and away you go.

[coxsy]

or in some cases turning them back on again after the water

[tweake]

i don't recomend electric fans on diesels, especialy 4x4. electric fans simply cannot match the airflow of a mechanical. thats usually not a big problem while at speed but at low speed mechanical fans do better than electric.

[lanky]

you can have the one of my 2LT if you want it, you'd have to pay for freight though

[skid]

With electric don't you have to turn them off going thru water?, and if some dumbass ie me forgets to turn them off does this kill them? (its hard enough remembering which is the pointy end of the truck let alone remembering the foil for the veges or switching the fan off or on)

i can make you stickers to remind you to turn it on or off Jerry

[Jerry]

you can have the one of my 2LT if you want it, you'd have to pay for freight though

Cool, I'll measure mine up and PM you tomorrow

[Jerry]

got a 2LT one from pickapart this morning looked at the one in the truck yep they look the same, ripped out the radiator and just went to fit it doesn't fit , oh well better ring round the wreckers on Monday and see if they have one....

anyone after a 2Lt fan?

[skid]

why did it no fit

if it came off a 2lte and you have a 2lte then hello, wots the diff

explain sum more

dwayne just left to go to pik a part, did they have any more there ????

[Jerry]

its all Taz01's fault he said they were the same , its probably rejecting the parts coz it came off a hilux