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Re: fitting aftermarket temp guage and sender...
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:42 pm
by Jay18
just realised the £70 one is the full kit...
Re: fitting aftermarket temp guage and sender...
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:48 pm
by turbo-tom
pfft you can get teh fans cheaper then that on ebay im going to be running two 8inch fans on mine as thevitara rad is 20inches wide but i think on sj you cant get away with anything bigger then 12inches
also i used a ali housing of ebay about 35 quid it was 25mm so i had to crush it really tight with some jubilee clips otherwise the water would piss out tbh fella i would get a metal housing rather then plasticits better in the long run
eventually i will be running these fans
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Re: fitting aftermarket temp guage and sender...
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 12:22 am
by Jay18
that sounds good, im thinking of getting these, cheaper than the kit...
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the sender adapter is metal i think since its chrome...
Re: fitting aftermarket temp guage and sender...
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:39 am
by twiss
Those two are what I am using on mine, except I have the 14" version of that fan... its the best fitting fan ever, literally covers the entire radiator!
Re: fitting aftermarket temp guage and sender...
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 12:42 pm
by turbo-tom
thats the adapter im using couldnt find it on ebay last night!
Re: fitting aftermarket temp guage and sender...
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:16 pm
by Jay18
would a 14" fit a 410 rad though?
and i searched fan switch lol and one came up for a sj so i was lucky haha
will i gain much power doing this fan conversion?
Re: fitting aftermarket temp guage and sender...
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:40 pm
by twiss
ahhh i forgot its a 410 rad as they are definitely a bit smaller
I dunno if power gain will be that noticeable... maybe 1hp if you're lucky!
I just prefer the peace of mind of having a well overpowered fan instead of the just-about-good-enough standard one!
Re: fitting aftermarket temp guage and sender...
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:18 pm
by Darrell
If your planning on going offroading with it , it may be worth considering wiring an off switch for the fan. Just to stop it showering the engine bay in deeper water. However I would wire a light on the dash to warn you it's off. Something like this--
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Not one of my best diagrams
Re: fitting aftermarket temp guage and sender...
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:19 pm
by Jay18
thanks for that darrell, i wont be doing any deep water offroading, just a bit of greenlaning maybe..
but i like the idea, i might do it so i know when the fan is on and working, without the switch...