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Originally Posted by fulltimervexplorer
I am interested in adding that little fan . Is there a write up on this and is it on a switch or always running?
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Well, the pic in my post is just my half ass rig that I installed with plumbing strap to fasten the fan in front of the cooler. It has been a solid mount though, and I beat this truck quite regularly. Here is the fan that fit my stock trans cooler:
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Derale makes good fans as well, I have one on my 5th gen:
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As far as control, you can either put in a temp sensor with an auto switch, that has to be plumbed somewhere into your trans fluid hose then it will turn on the fan at a preset temperature. Here is one example:
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or you can put in a manual switch and there may be more options I'm not aware of.
I never tow and only want the fan to run when the trans gets overly hot during off road sessions. I have the Bluetooth OBDII Android app Torque Pro to monitor the trans temperatures. I mainly need the fan when I'm having to go through heavy sand and there is not much air flow at the slow speeds typically found in this situation, but it raises your temps quick and they will stay there.
But I don't need the fan all the time, and didn't want the battery/Alt drain, so I opted to direct wire mine with a fuse straight to the battery and a switch inside the cab. The switch I used was a cheap push button that fits in our empty slots either on the dash or on the console.
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Make sure if you go this route it isn't for a 5th gen as it's a different size.
The Auto switch will most likely be your best bet, given your driving/towing needs.
Oh and there are a few OBDII monitoring systems to consider for this task, which you have probably heard of, or are currently using. Stand alone units like Ultra Gauge have been around for awhile. There are several BT apps now but you'll have to research if they actually give you accurate trans temps.
Torque Pro has a couple quirks but it's worked pretty well and has customizable views and gauges, and it will read and clear DTCs. I put mine on an old tablet.
Here is the set up I settled on in my 5th gen with my tablet and Yaesu on an Arkon seat mount. I can navigate and do weather on it as well.
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