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Originally Posted by Nasty4.0
Agreed and like I said it works well enough but it could be better to have the tripple fan setup and do away with the mechanical one in my opinion the more air you can move the better
Do it, I'd suggest independent circuits for all the fans and individual relays for all as well. The big benefit of a mechanical fan with an electric supplement is redundancy. When you have a bunch of electric fans, and you sink your front bumper in a big *** mud hole or cross a creek you thought was a bit more shallow, you run a pretty big risk of frying all of your cooling.
My buddy fried his electric fan on his WJ a few months back on the trail just splashing through some big puddles. But he didn't overheat because his main cooling fan wasn't electrical.
Just realized this is turning into a novel and most likely has been covered before! Cheers. Just some food for thought. Happy jeeping
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Originally Posted by NewbJeep
Any other opinions on the impact wrench vs. breaker when attacking exhaust manifold bolts? Also, can anyone recommend anything else I should replace while the exhaust and intake are off? Replacing the CPS while I'm in there.
Skip the PB blaster and Kroil those bolts up for a couple days! Shouldn't need a breaker bar.
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I think you are wrong when you say you think it could be better. The shroud and fan/clutch is very very reliable. And that's the key here. Ever had your electric fan go out? Tons of people have. And that mechanical fan just keeps on spinning. I think if you really went crazy, maybe you could do a 3 fan setup that would work better than the factory setup, but you'd have some work in your hands. If you were to
Do it, I'd suggest independent circuits for all the fans and individual relays for all as well. The big benefit of a mechanical fan with an electric supplement is redundancy. When you have a bunch of electric fans, and you sink your front bumper in a big *** mud hole or cross a creek you thought was a bit more shallow, you run a pretty big risk of frying all of your cooling.
My buddy fried his electric fan on his WJ a few months back on the trail just splashing through some big puddles. But he didn't overheat because his main cooling fan wasn't electrical.
Just realized this is turning into a novel and most likely has been covered before! Cheers. Just some food for thought. Happy jeeping
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When replacing the exhaust manifold, do I need to replace the intake gasket even if I'm not replacing it, or a good clean should be enough? I will get the gasket for the exhaust part, but can I save some money without changing the other?
Also when putting the new gasket on, I've seen some tutorials where people put a spray on copper coating, Is this necessary or as long as the mating area is clean all is good?
cheers
Also when putting the new gasket on, I've seen some tutorials where people put a spray on copper coating, Is this necessary or as long as the mating area is clean all is good?
cheers
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When replacing the exhaust manifold, do I need to replace the intake gasket even if I'm not replacing it, or a good clean should be enough? I will get the gasket for the exhaust part, but can I save some money without changing the other? Also when putting the new gasket on, I've seen some tutorials where people put a spray on copper coating, Is this necessary or as long as the mating area is clean all is good? cheers
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I replaced 02s and spark plugs, my 2000 is still running a little rough. Is there any way to clean injectors without fuel additives?
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Right on. I was all sorts of pumped on that dirtbound triple fan setup at one point. Then I saw my buddy very easily fry his fan and my mind changed.
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I did what you guys said, cleaned the throttle body, the iac and burped the fuel rail and it runs noticeably better. Thanks guys!