Seized Electric Clutch Fan on my 3208

[Chuck Wheeler]

The drawings look like the one that I installed. Next time I am at the storage lot I will look at the paper work and see if the part# matches.

- Chuck Wheeler-

1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth TX

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From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of davidkerryedwards
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 2:00 PM
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re:Seized Electric Clutch Fan on my 3208

It shows that clutch as working on a Wanderlodge from 84-93. Wonder if it will work on earlier FC's?

kerry
82 FC 35
Denver

--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "pattypape" ..> wrote:
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> Try the horton site,
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> http://www.hortonww.com/catalog/mod_search_part.asp?txtServiceNumber=990128
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> Bill 88 FC Michigan
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[Chuck Wheeler]

An electric that will move a sufficient amount of air will take more power from the 3208. You will have the losses in the alternator (You will probably need a second one) and the fan motors which is more than the fan belts lose. A lighter pitch fan will also use less power but I don't care to lose a engine. I am not in that big of a hurry. The best thing you can do is make sure that the radiator, thermostats, and any other cooling components are in the best condition possible and reduce the time the fan is engaged. You can also remove some of the heat load by using a aux transmission cooler that has it's own fan. This is a good place for the electric fan. If you are pulling hard and the torque converter is unlocked the transmission is generating a lot heat. I have a cooler that I removed from a wrecked cement truck that I plan to install on our Wanderlodge. I'm thinking of using a 220vac fan on this cooler. If it is hot enough to need it I will be running the generator anyway to power the AC.

- Chuck Wheeler-

1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth TX

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From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Coleman
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:21 PM
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re:Seized Electric Clutch Fan on my 3208

Wow -

Thank you everyone for all the great responses to my question.

Believe it or not, the engineer who designed our electric clutch fans in the early 80s works for a company named Sepac in Elmira, NY. His name is Mike.

I spoke to him in the morning and he asked if he could take a look at my clutch. I'm going to mail it to him tomorrow. I'll let you all know how it turns out - I might be wasting my mula.

I keep wondering how many horses a clutch fan robs from our already HP starved 3208 engines.

I was just looking at electric fans.

This fan - http://www.flex-a-lite.com/auto/html/monster-electric.html pulls 5,500 CFM of air.

Does anybody know how many CFM the stock electric clutch fan pulled when engaged? Does 5,500 CFM come close?

I searched old posts and know that many people have already discussed this topic. I just wonder if some company will develop the technology to provide the same cooling electrically.

Andy Coleman
83' FC35
Spring Lake Hts., NJ

--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", david edwards ...> wrote:
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> As Bob pointed out, there are no parts available for the electric fan system. I know lots of people have converted to the Horton fan but I'm wondering what fans were available for 3208's in other applications. Ford trucks had the engine. Did they use electric or air fans? Or, did they have a viscous clutch?
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> Kerry FC 35
> Denver
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[davidkerryedwards]

Chuck:
When you do that could you take pictures so the rest of us can see what you're
doing. I have noticed that any hill climbing which unlocks the convertor will
almost certainly engage the fan due to the heat from the unlocked transmission
so I agree that an auxillary transmission cooler would be very helpful.
One without a fan could possibly be adequate. I put a cooler without a fan on
the power steering system. I mounted it under the first storage box on the left
side. I also doubled the fluid capacity and rerouted the hoses. Those three
things dropped the fluid temperature by around 100 degrees.
Did the cooler you pulled from the wreck have a fan?

There was someone other than Mike who posted on one of the Bird forums a few
years ago about installing an electric fan on the radiator after losing his fan
clutch. He wasn't a regular poster but my recollection is that he had found the
electric fan substitute adequate. It would be valuable to know whether that
person had tested it's cooling capacity when the transmission convertor was
unlocked.

Kerry
82 FC 35
Denver

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck Wheeler" You can also remove
some of the heat load by using a aux
> transmission cooler that has it's own fan. This is a good place for the
> electric fan. If you are pulling hard and the torque converter is unlocked
> the transmission is generating a lot heat. I have a cooler that I removed
> from a wrecked cement truck that I plan to install on our Wanderlodge. I'm
> thinking of using a 220vac fan on this cooler. If it is hot enough to need
> it I will be running the generator anyway to power the AC.
>
> - Chuck Wheeler-
> 1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth TX
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