My 425 fan failed!!

MossRoad · Apr 28, 2005

You've already got the hydraulics /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif Just a tiny hydraulic cylinder and valve and off you go. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

MikeOConnor · Apr 28, 2005

Kewl! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Gotta talk to my pal Danny about that one...

Sedgewood · Apr 29, 2005

You've already got the SUV - order up a spare gizmo for PT /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Sedgewood

MossRoad · Apr 29, 2005

Since we were talking about fans and such, when I pulled into my garage last night, I checked the fan. I could hear it running and put my hand over it to check. OK. Then I glanced at the shelf in the garage and saw some 1" wide orange plastic caution tape. Hmm. I ripped off about two feet, slid it around one of the fan guard supports and tied it in half. Turn the key and two orange ribbons now stream up whenever the fan is running. Easy to check at a glance.

J_J · Apr 29, 2005

How about those pressure springs similar to the ones that help lift the hood on a car. They come in different sizes.

Phils · Apr 29, 2005

Hey, MR. Great idea. I guess we'll soon see "powered fan monitoring system" available for sale on your website?
I hope you can price it decently, with less than $15 added for shipping and handling!

Phil

J_J · Apr 29, 2005

That's real easy to do. Install a 12v led in the dash and connect one wire to the terminal on the fan side of the thermal switch. Connect the other lead to ground. When ever the fan is getting power, the led will light.

Cost, about $ 2.50 for led, plus wire.

MossRoad · Apr 29, 2005

DARN! There goes my money maker. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Phils · Apr 29, 2005

<font color="blue"> "...12v led in the dash ..." </font>

MR could offer that as an "upgrade kit" to his first "orange tape basic kit".

Myself, since installing the supertrap muffler, I can hear when the fan turns on /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif and it's not difficult to reach my had back to monitor the air temp coming out of the fan. An earlier post has caused me to dig out my infrared thermometer that I bought for diagnosing some cooling problems on my pickup. I'm curious how hot the hydraulic oil tank is getting on days that I do a lot of mowing or stump grinding... by hand, it feels hot. I'm gonna find out just "how hot". I don't for a minute think it's getting TOO hot, but want to start keeping notes on "normal" temps so that I can have benchmarks for comparison if something does seem to be overheating.

Phil