fan direction,,

Fastpitchdad · June 25th, 2007, 12:33 PM

i have my electric fan mounted on the engine side of the radiator.my question is should it be pulling air through the radiator or pushing it through it.My friend has his pushing and mines pulling.which way is correct..

86er · June 25th, 2007, 12:34 PM

pullers always seem to work better.

neverfastenough1 · June 25th, 2007, 01:49 PM

If its on the engine side you want it to pull the cool air from outside the car thru the radiator, not push the hot air from inside the eng compartment thru the radiator fighting the incoming air form the car moving forward. Like 86er said it will work better.

Fastpitchdad · June 25th, 2007, 01:56 PM

ok thanks,,,,,i'll leave it the way it is

neverfastenough1 · June 25th, 2007, 01:58 PM

Please say your friends isn't on the engine side of the rad. If so its on the wrong side.

Fastpitchdad · June 25th, 2007, 02:09 PM

yes it is,i'll change the direction of the flow tonight,his cars a 90 notch 351

usmcsawgunner · June 25th, 2007, 02:20 PM

mines on the engine side and does fine? how would you fit it on the outside of the radiator?

neverfastenough1 · June 25th, 2007, 02:39 PM

I have never seen a pusher on a fox. Pusher aren't recommended for primary cooling. They are usually used for secondary cooling. A pusher fan is about 20-30 percent less affective, and thats when it is mounted in the right place. When you put a fan in front of the rad it is actually impeding some air flow when it is not on. A fan behind the rad is not in the way of air flow going thru the rad. Your car when going down the road is automatically sucking air in the rad. If you have a pusher on the back of the rad pushing air forward, it is pushing against that air. Google pusher fan vs puller fan. The whole purpose of the rad is to cool the water. The coolest air is outside the car.

usmcsawgunner · June 25th, 2007, 06:52 PM

so youre saying the fan is supposed to be in between the rad and the engine and it blows in accordance with wind flow? i think i just got mixed up...hapens a lot

neverfastenough1 · June 26th, 2007, 03:50 AM

Yep. Somehow that friend of his either bought the wrong fan or wired it backwards.

June 25th, 2007, 12:33 PM	#1
Fastpitchdad Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 131 iTrader: 0 reviews	fan direction,, i have my electric fan mounted on the engine side of the radiator.my question is should it be pulling air through the radiator or pushing it through it.My friend has his pushing and mines pulling.which way is correct..

June 25th, 2007, 12:34 PM	#2
86er I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 7,140 iTrader: 0 reviews	pullers always seem to work better. __________________ Just a truck 5.4 3v: 264hp 317ft lbs rock stock piecing together the next project faster than your first sexual experience

June 25th, 2007, 01:49 PM	#3
neverfastenough1 Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2007 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 2,777 iTrader: 3 reviews	If its on the engine side you want it to pull the cool air from outside the car thru the radiator, not push the hot air from inside the eng compartment thru the radiator fighting the incoming air form the car moving forward. Like 86er said it will work better. __________________

June 25th, 2007, 01:58 PM	#5
neverfastenough1 Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2007 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 2,777 iTrader: 3 reviews	Please say your friends isn't on the engine side of the rad. If so its on the wrong side. __________________

June 25th, 2007, 02:39 PM	#8
neverfastenough1 Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2007 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 2,777 iTrader: 3 reviews	I have never seen a pusher on a fox. Pusher aren't recommended for primary cooling. They are usually used for secondary cooling. A pusher fan is about 20-30 percent less affective, and thats when it is mounted in the right place. When you put a fan in front of the rad it is actually impeding some air flow when it is not on. A fan behind the rad is not in the way of air flow going thru the rad. Your car when going down the road is automatically sucking air in the rad. If you have a pusher on the back of the rad pushing air forward, it is pushing against that air. Google pusher fan vs puller fan. The whole purpose of the rad is to cool the water. The coolest air is outside the car. __________________

June 25th, 2007, 01:56 PM	#4
Fastpitchdad Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 131 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok thanks,,,,,i'll leave it the way it is

June 25th, 2007, 02:09 PM	#6
Fastpitchdad Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 131 iTrader: 0 reviews	yes it is,i'll change the direction of the flow tonight,his cars a 90 notch 351

June 25th, 2007, 02:20 PM	#7
usmcsawgunner Regular 1993 Mustang GT 13.2 @98.54 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii Posts: 433 iTrader: 0 reviews	mines on the engine side and does fine? how would you fit it on the outside of the radiator?

June 25th, 2007, 06:52 PM	#9
usmcsawgunner Regular 1993 Mustang GT 13.2 @98.54 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii Posts: 433 iTrader: 0 reviews	so youre saying the fan is supposed to be in between the rad and the engine and it blows in accordance with wind flow? i think i just got mixed up...hapens a lot

June 26th, 2007, 03:50 AM	#10
neverfastenough1 Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2007 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 2,777 iTrader: 3 reviews	Yep. Somehow that friend of his either bought the wrong fan or wired it backwards. __________________

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