Cooling suggestions (fan)

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Everything fails eventually. Thermostatic switches fail. Relays fail. Temperature senders fail. Fan belts, fan clutches, heck even water pump shafts and bearings fail. I have seen plenty of mechanical fan failures, they're not immune. And when they do fail, they take the radiator with them a lot more frequently than electric fans do. Modern electric fans are much more reliable than they used to be, and most of the problems people have with them are poor installations and improper triggering/controls.

And the Dakota Digital controller is not "technology for the sake of technology". You can not do what it does with just a thermostatic switch. One of the biggest advantages to running an electric fan is improving efficiency- running the fan only when needed reduces parasitic power loss, and keeping the engine in its ideal temperature range improves power. A digital controller does a much better job than a simple thermostatic switch.
Thanks for the info on the Dakota Digital controller. Just installed it. Pretty neat setup. Easy to use. I like the built in fail safe that turns the fans on if the unit goes out. Thanks!
 
I just put in an AutoCool III (from autocoolguy.com) with inline sensor today. Haven't tested it on the highway yet, but it's working great with prolonged idling in the driveway and a couple of miles of dirt road at 20-40 mph.

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Thanks for the info on the Dakota Digital controller. Just installed it. Pretty neat setup. Easy to use. I like the built in fail safe that turns the fans on if the unit goes out. Thanks!

No worries!

I think it's the best controller out there. Mine has been doing an excellent job for over 6 years now, and the new version is even better than what I've got.
 
I just put in an AutoCool III (from autocoolguy.com) with inline sensor today. Haven't tested it on the highway yet, but it's working great with prolonged idling in the driveway and a couple of miles of dirt road at 20-40 mph.

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Where did you get that inline hose sending adapter thing-a-magig. I ordered one off amazon.
 
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