Hammer
Verbal Junk Author
Today a good friend and I tackled the install on my Flex-A-Lite 262 fan and shroud.Scot did all the hard work and for that I owe him a HUGE THANK YOU!.I must say the install of the hard parts went as slick as could be and we didn't even need to remove the upper radiator hose as they recommended.The hardest part was the factory fan removal because when it was recently off the shop reinstalled it and man it was tight.Scot held the fan pulley and got a big wrench on the fan nut and it finally gave way to him and off we went with the rest of the install.
The hardest part of the entire install was the wiring of the controller.It was time consuming and to be done neatly we took most of the afternoon to run the wires.IF I had given it some more thought I would have relocated the controller and made its access a tad easier,but,we wanted to see what we got and left it alone.Once the wires were fished to the cab interior for the 12v keyed hot and the fan on switch(which I will install when my panel comes in) we had it done.
The first run was smooth and when the temp reached about 180 they came on at 60% and then at 190 they came on 100% and the temp dropped very quickly.When you turn the A/C on they come on at 60% and then level off as they are needed.Remember on my truck the instructions do not tell you which wire on the A/C switch to tap and we figured out it was the blue wire.
You also may want to change out your serpentine belt at this time also as its easy to get to.I realized last nite what a PIA it is to change one with a Fluidampr on as you have to loosen the factory tach relocation baracket to get the belt off.It was easy with nothing in the way from the top and we didn't have to lay on the ground and hang like a moneky to do it,LOL.I used the Goodyear Gatorback this time which was purchased at Autozone.
I have yet to drive it a long way other than to home as my knees were sore and I was exhausted.I will chime in as the week goes on while I drive it locally with how they work.THANKS SCOT for all the help.........Andy
Here are the pics for the job...
http://picasaweb.google.com/MDTDCTDR/FlexALiteFanInstallation
The hardest part of the entire install was the wiring of the controller.It was time consuming and to be done neatly we took most of the afternoon to run the wires.IF I had given it some more thought I would have relocated the controller and made its access a tad easier,but,we wanted to see what we got and left it alone.Once the wires were fished to the cab interior for the 12v keyed hot and the fan on switch(which I will install when my panel comes in) we had it done.
The first run was smooth and when the temp reached about 180 they came on at 60% and then at 190 they came on 100% and the temp dropped very quickly.When you turn the A/C on they come on at 60% and then level off as they are needed.Remember on my truck the instructions do not tell you which wire on the A/C switch to tap and we figured out it was the blue wire.
You also may want to change out your serpentine belt at this time also as its easy to get to.I realized last nite what a PIA it is to change one with a Fluidampr on as you have to loosen the factory tach relocation baracket to get the belt off.It was easy with nothing in the way from the top and we didn't have to lay on the ground and hang like a moneky to do it,LOL.I used the Goodyear Gatorback this time which was purchased at Autozone.
I have yet to drive it a long way other than to home as my knees were sore and I was exhausted.I will chime in as the week goes on while I drive it locally with how they work.THANKS SCOT for all the help.........Andy
Here are the pics for the job...
http://picasaweb.google.com/MDTDCTDR/FlexALiteFanInstallation
