Easy question about Taurus E-Fan mounting
#1
Easy question about Taurus E-Fan mounting
Okay, I've done this fan swap twice before in the past on other cars, so I'm rather familiar with the process. Drill some holes, zip tie it together, wire it up with a thermostat, blah, blah, blah. We've all been thru the process at some point or another. However, I feel like the Taurus fan matched up to the radiator better on my previous projects? This is on the tall 1985 style radiator (a GS model in this case). Maybe it's just been so long since I last did one that I forgot how they matched up?
You guys that have done the Taurus fan swap also, did you have this little gap at the bottom of the fan where it isn't tall enough to match the radiator? I don't remember this gap being there on my other projects. It matches up great on the top, and on the sides, but then the bottom of the fan is just laying against the fins of the radiator. I know that in the past I have always had to trim the bottom right corner of the fan shroud off to allow room for the hose connections. The width is a perfect match like always, but the height is about 1/2" off. It's still going to work just fine once I get it mounted, I just don't remember it being like this before. I thought about running a small piece of flat steel across the bottom of the fan to keep it from rubbing against the radiator. It's an easy fix I guess, just unexpected.
This is a replacement radiator that the previous owner bought and installed, so maybe that is the cause? Perhaps it is a slightly different overall height than the stock rad? Is anyone else's tall radiator and Taurus E-Fan combo like this?
Thanks,
Jamie
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You guys that have done the Taurus fan swap also, did you have this little gap at the bottom of the fan where it isn't tall enough to match the radiator? I don't remember this gap being there on my other projects. It matches up great on the top, and on the sides, but then the bottom of the fan is just laying against the fins of the radiator. I know that in the past I have always had to trim the bottom right corner of the fan shroud off to allow room for the hose connections. The width is a perfect match like always, but the height is about 1/2" off. It's still going to work just fine once I get it mounted, I just don't remember it being like this before. I thought about running a small piece of flat steel across the bottom of the fan to keep it from rubbing against the radiator. It's an easy fix I guess, just unexpected.
This is a replacement radiator that the previous owner bought and installed, so maybe that is the cause? Perhaps it is a slightly different overall height than the stock rad? Is anyone else's tall radiator and Taurus E-Fan combo like this?
Thanks,
Jamie
![](https://www.rx7club.com/attachments/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/470002d1341882635-easy-question-about-taurus-e-fan-mounting-dscn1485.jpg)
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Do you need clearance for both hoses, or just the small one? I can't remember, and I don't have a radiator hose handy to test with. It looks like the lower radiator hose might clear okay, and I just need to cut around the heater hose? Or am I wrong, and need to cut both?
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