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(1stApril2010 12:46 PM)Reserector Wrote: [ -> ]About 10 maybe.
The most I ever had complete the run, start to finish is 3. That happened the past two years. The first year, there were only two of us that completed the run.
Showing up for a day ride is gravy. Staying through both camps and 2+ days of riding is the meat and the gravy.
Okay so 2 nights of camping in 2 different campsites?
Not so much worried about the camping part; my worries are water over 24†or so because of the weak JK fan which I haven’t done anything about yet. Last time I was down there you'll remember Ihad some overheating issues due to mud in the fan. 2 days of that would suck so it won't hurt my feelings any if its dry that weekend. If not I may go around a mud hole or 2
The other worry is that I’ve added a bunch of weight with bumpers and winch but haven’t done springs yet. I have a set of 4 door springs that I hope will give me back my stock ride height and then I’ll be fine. I just have to get off my a$$ and get them on. If they don’t bring the ride height back up then I might be dragging some but I’m going either way.
Is the JK fan electric or mechanical? if it's electric, just wire a bypass switch inline so you can disable it for water crossings. if it's mechanical, pull it out and put in an electric with a bypass switch wired inline so you can disable it for water crossings.
(1stApril2010 08:38 PM)601cherokee Wrote: [ -> ]Is the JK fan electric or mechanical? if it's electric, just wire a bypass switch inline so you can disable it for water crossings. if it's mechanical, pull it out and put in an electric with a bypass switch wired inline so you can disable it for water crossings.
It's electric and a really bad design; instead of being sealed it is wide open with the housing have a bunch of approx 1" holes in it for ventilation. Which means it fills with water if it is running or not. The guys I've talked to about it have told me that a switch doesn't really help; once it fills with water you pretty much have a 50/50 shot at it working when it dries out. The prefered fix is replacing the motor with a sealed unit; I'm just not quite ready to do that yet. last time I got water in it; it kind of ran afterwards, albeit at less than half speed; and I had overheating issues which I thought was mud in my radiator but turned out not to be. The good news was that after spending several hours with a power washer getting ALL the mud out of the engine compartment and undercarriage The dealer warranteed the fan so it didn't cost me anything other than the PITA of 2 days of constantly having to watch the temp and a day without my Jeep because it was in the service dept being fixed.
(1stApril2010 10:11 PM)oO_Rogue_Oo Wrote: [ -> ] (1stApril2010 08:38 PM)601cherokee Wrote: [ -> ]Is the JK fan electric or mechanical? if it's electric, just wire a bypass switch inline so you can disable it for water crossings. if it's mechanical, pull it out and put in an electric with a bypass switch wired inline so you can disable it for water crossings.
It's electric and a really bad design; instead of being sealed it is wide open with the housing have a bunch of approx 1" holes in it for ventilation. Which means it fills with water if it is running or not. The guys I've talked to about it have told me that a switch doesn't really help; once it fills with water you pretty much have a 50/50 shot at it working when it dries out. The prefered fix is replacing the motor with a sealed unit; I'm just not quite ready to do that yet. last time I got water in it; it kind of ran afterwards, albeit at less than half speed; and I had overheating issues which I thought was mud in my radiator but turned out not to be. The good news was that after spending several hours with a power washer getting ALL the mud out of the engine compartment and undercarriage The dealer warranteed the fan so it didn't cost me anything other than the PITA of 2 days of constantly having to watch the temp and a day without my Jeep because it was in the service dept being fixed.
Ive got this issue also with my aftermarket elec fan. Got it wet soon after i got it and it quit working. So i called the company and they warrantied a new control board. Funny thing is that it started working the day i got it in the mail so I've got an extra for when it does go out.
(3rdApril2010 05:40 PM)oO_Rogue_Oo Wrote: [ -> ]This is the fan that I'm thinking of installing when I get around to it.
http://www.spalusa.com/store/Main.aspx?p...m=30102082
Those specs are confusing. I was looking for a good ol' CFM output for comparison. I figure you need at least 4,000 CFM.
It looks like that one draws about 25 amps, so it has to be in that neighborhood.
I can't recall how yours was set up. I think you should have a full shroud, if at all possible.
(3rdApril2010 08:05 PM)Reserector Wrote: [ -> ] (3rdApril2010 05:40 PM)oO_Rogue_Oo Wrote: [ -> ]This is the fan that I'm thinking of installing when I get around to it.
http://www.spalusa.com/store/Main.aspx?p...m=30102082
Those specs are confusing. I was looking for a good ol' CFM output for comparison. I figure you need at least 4,000 CFM.
It looks like that one draws about 25 amps, so it has to be in that neighborhood.
I can't recall how yours was set up. I think you should have a full shroud, if at all possible.
Yeah the specs on these are a bit confusing but I'm pretty sure this will actually give me a slight airflow increase over stock. Yes you are correct I would have to do a little fab work to mount this in my full shroud