Easy to install, working well so far.
Installed this Black Magic 180 fan on my 1979 Ford F150 with a Champion aftermarket radiator. Replaced a stock fan with no clutch and no shroud. This is a farm truck I bought to pull trailers and do fence work on a mountain farm. So lots of starting, stopping, idling, and pulling. Even with a shroud on, the stock set-up would get hot. This electric fan seems to have done the trick. The included brackets worked on my radiator (must provide your own screws for the radiator side of the bracket). The included wiring was enough to do the job. I chose to wire mine so it can run after the engine is cut off, though there are instructions to wire to your ignition or a manual switch also. Has a spot to wire in your A/C to trigger it if you have A/C. Followed the instructions carefully, it was about a 2.5 hour job, off and on over an afternoon. Truck feels like it has more power (no fan blades bolted to it anymore). The fan kicks on and the motor sticks at the set temp. I have been playing with the control knob for the fan to get a good balance between running temp and how long the fan runs after I cut the truck off (right now about 5-7 minutes). The fan is a bit loud. With the windows down, I can pick out the sound even with the motor running and its a rumbly old 6.6L V8. Truck is noisy already, so who cares. Overall this thing was easy to install, and does what it says. A cool truck is a happy truck. Read more















