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shayrgob240
07-12-2005, 02:15 PM
Hey!

My car has an electric fan w/ a turn on/off switch in the cockpit of the car. The problem w/ this is that i tend to have a bad memory. So im extremely scared that im gonna forget to turn it on some day and have the engine overheat. So my question is this: What can i wire the fan up to so that whenever i turn on the car the fan turns on by itself? Thanks!
projectRDM
07-12-2005, 03:55 PM
No, there's no way. Impossible. Nothing else in the car turns on and off with the key. :ugh:
shayrgob240
07-12-2005, 04:04 PM
Are u saying that the only way to turn on the fan is to manually do it when i turn on the car? There has to be another way. What do people like me do?
caall99
07-12-2005, 04:04 PM
russ, i hope u were being sarcastic, or maybe i am reading this wrong. just goto this link and follow the instructions. it took me 10 mins to do and it works perfectly:

http://www.240sx.org/links/installs/efans/index.html
shayrgob240
07-12-2005, 04:28 PM
Are those directions for s13s only? It looks like there are 2 fan relays in my car!
projectRDM
07-12-2005, 09:40 PM
russ, i hope u were being sarcastic, or maybe i am reading this wrong. just goto this link and follow the instructions. it took me 10 mins to do and it works perfectly:

http://www.240sx.org/links/installs/efans/index.html

Of course, random boredom.

To the kid asking, ground the relay inputs, when the key is turned on, so are the fans.

Blue/green and orange/blue.
DJPimpFlex
07-13-2005, 04:39 AM
I dont think you want the fans to be on all the time because they will ware out prematurly. I put a thermostatic switch in my coolant to make them turn on at like 160 and off at 180 I think.
shayrgob240
07-13-2005, 06:44 AM
would u guys happen to know which fan relay i use for the s14 b/c there are 2! thanks
projectRDM
07-13-2005, 08:33 AM
There are two. Low and high. Trip both.
shayrgob240
07-13-2005, 09:03 AM
trip both? What does that mean? thanks!
Phlip
07-13-2005, 09:15 AM
You say "use," Russ says "trip," get it now?
Personally, I say keep the switch, that is how mine is... If you have trouble remembering, put a sign saying "turn on the fan, dummy" on the steering wheel or next to the tachometer
shayrgob240
07-13-2005, 09:34 AM
Cant i just hook it up to the fuel pump fuse to make it easier on me?