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which electric fan in an 1.3L zuk?
« on: June 19, 2008, 06:30:41 PM »
what electric fan would you guys put in a 1.3L zuk that is on road and off road (trail, farm, silver lake sand dunes)?  some guys have said ford escort electric fans work great, and some say some from summit racing(flex-lite), can you tell me exact fans (measurements and whatever else needed to make work), thanks so much guys..

Re: which electric fan in an 1.3L zuk?
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2008, 06:30:11 AM »
anybody?  I DON'T HAVE ALOT OF CASH, THANKS.

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Re: which electric fan in an 1.3L zuk?
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2008, 08:10:56 AM »
Are you looking at replacing your existing fan with an electric one or putting an additional pusher fan on in order to give yourself extra cooling?

If it's just a replacement, just take some quick measurements.  Then head down to the junk yard and start going through some passenger cars and finding one that fits.  There is enough room in the engine compartment on the Samurai that you can build a mounting system without to much of a problem.
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Re: which electric fan in an 1.3L zuk?
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2008, 10:32:54 AM »
http://lowrangeoffroad.com/samengine.htm

Go there and scroll down till you see the flex a lite fan kit.
The fan is set up as a pull, and is the same size as the sami radiator.
I have this kit and it works awesome!! It has an adjustable thermostat on it, that you just set with the turn off a nob, its just really easy to setup and use.

Amilla
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Re: which electric fan in an 1.3L zuk?
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2008, 07:06:47 PM »
 I AM REPLACING THE STOCK CLUTCH FAN, THIS WOULD BE A PULLING FAN THAT IS NEEDED.  REMEMBER BUDGET IS PART OF THE PICTURE, BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BOLT RIGHT IN AND IS NOT A COBLE JOB (SOMETIMES CHEAP = COBLE JOB), THANKS

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Re: which electric fan in an 1.3L zuk?
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2008, 11:29:10 AM »
how cheap are you looking to go?

Amilla
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Re: which electric fan in an 1.3L zuk?
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2008, 12:12:23 PM »
On budget = fan from Ford Escort |removethispart|@ junk yard (get fan shroud too). Fits like it was meant to be there.
Flex-a-lite fan is $110 without thermostat, or $160 with. It's new - it fits perfectly.

Both can be installed well, or cobbled. Depends on how good your aftermarket fab /install skills are.
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Re: which electric fan in an 1.3L zuk?
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2008, 06:38:26 PM »
IF DOING FLEXALITE FAN, WOULD YOU DO W/ OR W/O THERMOSTAT? I AM LOOKING AT SPENDING BETWEEN $40-$125 ON A FAN INSTALLED AND DONE WITH, THIS IS MY LAST MOD.  $40 BEING A FAN FROM JUNK YARD, AND $125 BEING NEW FLEXALITE.  ANYBODY HAVE PICTURES THEY CAN FORWARD ME ON THEIR  CUSTOM FANS, AND HOW TO INSTALL COMPLETELY AND CORRECTLY (I AM ON A TIGHT CRUNCH WITH TIME THIS WEEK (FARMER IN MI, SIDE DRESSING NITROGEN, SPRAYING SOYBEANS) AND I CAN'T HAVE ANY OOPPPS)?  THANKS, EMAIL TO GATTACA37|removethispart|@HOTMAIL.COM

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Re: which electric fan in an 1.3L zuk?
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2008, 11:33:48 PM »
If you are going to be doing an E-fan there is no reason you shouldn't have it set up to a thermostat.  It makes life so much easier, you just set it and forget it (in a way).  You don't have to worry about driving across town and forgetting to check your temp gauge and turn on your fan.
My buddy had this problem a lot, he would always forget to turn on his fan or even look at his temp gauge.

if you are into mud pits and water crossings, you might want to think about slapping an on/off switch onto it.

I have my E-fan set on a thermostat and have an on/off and i like it a lot!
Its set up as a puller and it always keep my engine running nice and cool.

Amilla
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