electric fan?

[rwonder]

Is there anyone on here that has put an electric fan on a diesel super? Was wondering if we could get more air through the radiator going this route? Maybe this has been discussed, and if so I apologize for bringing up an old issue. My 1572 runs with the needle on the temp gauge just under the red area. everything is as clean as it can possibly be. If anyone has tried this with good or bad results, your input would be appreciated.

Thanks

[ken6x6]

if your running hot, you should check your thermostat. could be stuck closed.

[rwonder]

yes, I guess that would be a good item to try. Not going to break the bank, so just try a new one and see if it helps.

Thanks

[J-Mech]

For the size of electric fan you would have to get to fit in the small area.... I HIGHLY doubt it would move as much air as the engine driven one. Plus... who wants to spend all that time wiring into the ign, or hooking up a thermostat to run it just to gain.........nothing.

[Sam Mac]

I don’t think the alternator would handle the load. Try some redline water wetter in the radiator.

[rwonder]

yes, I had the thought about the alternator not having enough to handle the fan. I went out to look at the thermostat today and after realizing how hard that upper radiator hose is, I am not going to touch that until I have to. The wetter water sounds like an item to try. At least won't have to touch that hose for now.

[j knight]

Originally Posted by rwonder

Is there anyone on here that has put an electric fan on a diesel super? Was wondering if we could get more air through the radiator going this route? Maybe this has been discussed, and if so I apologize for bringing up an old issue. My 1572 runs with the needle on the temp gauge just under the red area. everything is as clean as it can possibly be. If anyone has tried this with good or bad results, your input would be appreciated.

Thanks

When I purchased my 782d; The po had installed an electric fan, removed the fan shroud, and removed the thermostat.
It accomplished nothing.
I finally found all the parts for the fan, fan jackshaft, and fan shroud.
Put in a new thermostat. Then removed the radiator and had it cleaned.
It runs well now and no overheating.
Just my thoughts on this. Radiators do collect silt and need to be cleaned
Joe

[jrarick]

I have a 1772 that gave me overheating problems until I added insulation to the top radiator hose that runs across the top of the engine. I also wrapped the hose with aluminum type tape they use in ac ductwork. Made quite a difference in cooling. Jim

[CubDieselFan]

Originally Posted by jrarick

I have a 1772 that gave me overheating problems until I added insulation to the top radiator hose that runs across the top of the engine. I also wrapped the hose with aluminum type tape they use in ac duct work. Made quite a difference in cooling. Jim

I did the same thing. My 1572 started running hot when the factory insulation rotted off. I added the aluminum tape and it fixed the problem.

[rwonder]

Hi guys,

Need to post a reply as to how I came out with my tractor running warm.
First of all, I did the radiator flush, then I added the wetter water by HY-Per. Got this at O'Reily's. They also had the Redline. Then one evening, I got to thinking that I hadn't even checked the fan belt. Checked and sure enough was pretty loose. I could turn the fan by hand both directions with little effort and the fan belt looked to be new. Checked the radiator with a light and could see through the cores all over, so was sure that there was no obstruction (dirt) blocking the air flow. After all this, the gauge reads just about a needle width above the half way in the Green section. My gauge has the Yellow, Green, and RED. Before this, it was almost in the Red. So, looks like we did some good. I want to thank all of you for your suggestions. Oh yes, I do think I still will get some insulation wrap for that radiator hose. That sounded like a good suggestion also.

Thanks again Guys,