Is that from experience? I am going to look at 2 different fan set ups in a few days but I think at this point I will probably be going with dual 10in fans just based on clearance issues.
Yep, I bumped my switch twice now, and I thought it was tucked up under far enough that I wouldn't bump it... Though I think one of them was I just forgot to turn it back on from the night before, I had been flipping it off so the engine would run warmer in the winter cold. I am goign to wire up an idiot light one of these days.
I havent dropped mine in but I have started wiring for it with information from threads on here.
one 30 amp relay run to a switch then low fan, one 70 amp relay to a switch then to high fan.
I might use a fuse tap and wire them so they only have power when the Jeep is on but I liked another setup I saw where he could leave it running on low for a while without anything else on.
www.12voltguy.com is a great place to get relays and he sends a good chart with every relay
There really is not a point in leaving the fan running when you turn the jeep off unless you have an electric water pump. It will only cool the coolant in the radiator and your engine will only see negligable effect from it.
Buying fancy relays online are nice, but keep in mind if you don't carry spares then you should get them from your local auto parts, then you know that 90% of the time they should be in stock -- they do fail, they do fry. Then you are SOL on the trail if you can't get one for a week.
I like my Taurus fan a lot... if you have that big of issue with clearance you can trim the shroud some :thumb: