Ford Windstar Electric Fan Swap

There are a great variety of option here.

Ford windstar electric fan swap. From the common budget option of the ford windstar fans which uses a set of fans off a ford windstar modified to work in the c10 to fabricated aluminum radiators with custom fan shrouds and fans. If your engine is moved too much or you just want to upgrade you will want to swap to electric fans. Like a knucklehead i ordered two of the three wire plugs for it. Electric fans are used when crossing deep water.

Electric fan conversion tips from the pros. Going to electric fans is stupid if done for any other reason than water crossing. These things move a ton of air. This is a single 2 speed fan.

I got my windstar fan in the mail yesterday running it on my 74 lwb bbc radiator and the plugs came today. The horsepower gain is minimal not even worth the cost of doing a conversion. I ve heard something about using fans out of a ford windstar not sure the reason why it such a popular swap. Put new fans in the chevelle out of a 2001 ford windstar.

New setups are pretty spendy that much i do know. Been thinking about this for a while haven t gathered enough info to do it yet. Looks nice and the measurements work perfectly on my radiator. Clutch fan cant be shut off they seize up the engine when submerged.

Also a 95 98 ford windstar is almost a direct bolt in with minor trimming needed to the shroud. The search was on for a better alternative to a mechanical fan. I have read that a 90ish 3 8 ford taurus stock fan would work great. Also looking for advice or reference material on how to hook up a thermal switch so it kicks on when it needs to.