I have a 1968 CJ5 w/ Chevy 327ci V8 conversion.
Been driving it for a while with no problems but it is starting to get hot up here 80*-100* during the day...
My temperature while cruising around town is 180*-190* but I noticed the other day at the lake that while I am waiting in line to drop the boat in the water (sometimes up to 15 minutes), that my temperature rises up to 200*-230*. I am not sure if that is a temperature to start worrying about or not - but the days are only going to get hotter so I would like to fix the problem before it is too late.
I think the problem is that I DO NOT HAVE A FAN SHROUD. The conversion was a custom deal and I never got around to putting one on. Never needed it until now (winter temps, the Jeep ran at 150*-170*).
I went to the junkyard today to see if I could find a fan shroud and they guy at the counter told me to just take an electric fan out of his bin - said it would be better to ditch the motor fan for an electric one because removing the motor driven fan would give me more HP and make the motor "snappier". Now I don't know if thats true or not (although NASCARs use electric so I guess there is some truth???)
Anyway after spending about 2 hrs looking for a fan that fit my exact radiator I gave up. ALL THE ELECTRIC FANS WERE 4.5-6.5 inches thick and as you can see from the picture, I only have 3.5" of room to the front of the pulley (without the motor driven fan installed).
Would I be better off with an electric fan, or should I just find a fan shroud that fits?
If an electric fan is the way to go - do I have to find one with a shroud that covers my whole radiator, or can I just find a fan that is about the same diameter as the motor driven fan without a shroud? (will it still cool the motor?)
Thanks for any help or fab ideas. I haven't ever tackled anything of this sort.
Been driving it for a while with no problems but it is starting to get hot up here 80*-100* during the day...
My temperature while cruising around town is 180*-190* but I noticed the other day at the lake that while I am waiting in line to drop the boat in the water (sometimes up to 15 minutes), that my temperature rises up to 200*-230*. I am not sure if that is a temperature to start worrying about or not - but the days are only going to get hotter so I would like to fix the problem before it is too late.
I think the problem is that I DO NOT HAVE A FAN SHROUD. The conversion was a custom deal and I never got around to putting one on. Never needed it until now (winter temps, the Jeep ran at 150*-170*).
I went to the junkyard today to see if I could find a fan shroud and they guy at the counter told me to just take an electric fan out of his bin - said it would be better to ditch the motor fan for an electric one because removing the motor driven fan would give me more HP and make the motor "snappier". Now I don't know if thats true or not (although NASCARs use electric so I guess there is some truth???)
Anyway after spending about 2 hrs looking for a fan that fit my exact radiator I gave up. ALL THE ELECTRIC FANS WERE 4.5-6.5 inches thick and as you can see from the picture, I only have 3.5" of room to the front of the pulley (without the motor driven fan installed).
Would I be better off with an electric fan, or should I just find a fan shroud that fits?
If an electric fan is the way to go - do I have to find one with a shroud that covers my whole radiator, or can I just find a fan that is about the same diameter as the motor driven fan without a shroud? (will it still cool the motor?)
Thanks for any help or fab ideas. I haven't ever tackled anything of this sort.
