Road Ragin'
Jul 25th, 08, 4:40 PM
Just finished getting the a/c charged on my 69 Malibu and the shop tells me I need more air across the condenser before he can give it a full charge. Clutch fan and half-shroud not cutting in so I decided to go electric.
My plan is to install dual fans. I've got a 16" fan to install as a "puller" behind the radiator. I'll set it up with a thermostat. The second fan is a 14" and I'm going to set it up as a "pusher" and install it next to the condenser. I want to wire it in-line with the compressor so it will come on when I turn on the air. The thought is to get air directly into the condenser and also so the fans can start at separate times to lessen the load.
I purchased a 40 amp Single Stat Relay and wire connector from Napa for this purpose. This is where my question is; the relay has a diagram on it but no instructions. I'm not sure on how to wire the relay.
Please forgive the blurry photo but it's the best I could do close up with the camera phone.
The wires on the connector correspond to the diagram as follows (left to right):
red, green, black, white, yellow.
Do I just wire the "hot" wire for the fan to the "open" pole and ignore the rest or is there a different configuration that I need to use? Also, do I wire the inline fuse before or after the relay.
Hoping to wrap this up by the end of the weekend to take it back to the a/c shop on Monday to finish the job. Heading to Tahoe/Reno next weekend.
Thanks for any help.
My plan is to install dual fans. I've got a 16" fan to install as a "puller" behind the radiator. I'll set it up with a thermostat. The second fan is a 14" and I'm going to set it up as a "pusher" and install it next to the condenser. I want to wire it in-line with the compressor so it will come on when I turn on the air. The thought is to get air directly into the condenser and also so the fans can start at separate times to lessen the load.
I purchased a 40 amp Single Stat Relay and wire connector from Napa for this purpose. This is where my question is; the relay has a diagram on it but no instructions. I'm not sure on how to wire the relay.
Please forgive the blurry photo but it's the best I could do close up with the camera phone.
The wires on the connector correspond to the diagram as follows (left to right):
red, green, black, white, yellow.
Do I just wire the "hot" wire for the fan to the "open" pole and ignore the rest or is there a different configuration that I need to use? Also, do I wire the inline fuse before or after the relay.
Hoping to wrap this up by the end of the weekend to take it back to the a/c shop on Monday to finish the job. Heading to Tahoe/Reno next weekend.
Thanks for any help.