Can I hook up the B4P Cooling Fan if it isn't a factory option?
10-24-2002, 04:11 AM
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Le Mans Master
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Can I hook up the B4P Cooling Fan if it isn't a factory option?
Car didn't come with the cooling stuff (radiator boost fan/tranny cooler/oil cooler) My question is, if I got the B4P fan (or a little better aftmarket one) could I just get a low temp fan switch and screw it into the head (would the hole still be there if it wasn't optioned for it? Would it be plugged with a cap of some sort?) Basically, can I just wire it like it CAME with the B4P option, or would I have to do it differently? Thanks!
10-24-2002, 11:30 AM
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Re: Can I hook up the B4P Cooling Fan if it isn't a factory option? (TIMSPEED)
Tim-
I checked into it... MadVet, Corvette Central, etc. sell a B4P option kit. It comes with the fan, mount, wiring, relay, thermostat, etc.
Here is a link to the kit at Corvette Central, though everyone sells it.
http://www.parts123.com/PartFrame.as...rvette_Central
type in part # 244470 and search...
12 85-89 Engine Cooling Fan Conversion Kit w/ B4p Option 244470 189.95 Kit
Voila! B4P!
[Modified by into01000101, 9:34 AM 10/24/2002]
I checked into it... MadVet, Corvette Central, etc. sell a B4P option kit. It comes with the fan, mount, wiring, relay, thermostat, etc.
Here is a link to the kit at Corvette Central, though everyone sells it.
http://www.parts123.com/PartFrame.as...rvette_Central
type in part # 244470 and search...
12 85-89 Engine Cooling Fan Conversion Kit w/ B4p Option 244470 189.95 Kit
Voila! B4P!
[Modified by into01000101, 9:34 AM 10/24/2002]
10-24-2002, 11:34 AM
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Re: Can I hook up the B4P Cooling Fan if it isn't a factory option? (TIMSPEED)
I picked up a fan assembly from a fellow forum member. It bolted right in. I wired it to trip with the main fan, so now I have a pusher and a puller for quick cooldown and no problems if one or the other fails. The fan shroud has a flat spot molded in and a hole to mount the B4P relay, so I got the relay and wiring harness (relay to fan) from Jeff K, then I ran two wires. A heavy gauge goes thru a fusible link to the post behind the battery with the other fusible links. Autozone sells fusible links. A small wire hooks into the main fan relay on the fender well. The relay and fan are grounded where the CCP relay grounds by the headlight.
The head has a plug in it where the switch goes, which should be removable with some effort and the proper tool. As I recall it takes a hex bit modified with a grinder, but I could be wrong. Some day I'll put the switch in as a mechanical backup to the computer controlled fan signal to cover all bases.
The head has a plug in it where the switch goes, which should be removable with some effort and the proper tool. As I recall it takes a hex bit modified with a grinder, but I could be wrong. Some day I'll put the switch in as a mechanical backup to the computer controlled fan signal to cover all bases.
10-24-2002, 12:44 PM
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Re: Can I hook up the B4P Cooling Fan if it isn't a factory option? (Hendej)
Thanks Russell. $190 seems steep for a fan that I have (broke off my old vette, and I kept it) and the wires to hook it up. But thanks for looking, at least I know it IS possible. :cheers:
