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Old 01-14-2013, 03:57 PM
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Here's what I did. Solved the problem for less than $200 and was able to sit in Phoenix traffic when it was 115 degrees out with no problem.

I was having problems with heat and the supplied cooling fan was blowing fuses in my wiring harness. Decided rather than keep putting that stress on the main harness i would go ahead and upgrade the fan and the wiring.

The wiring harness is available for with and without A/C.. I got the basic with A/C option. it was $79
It's available from The Hollister Road Company and is designed specifically for this swap. Mark VIII, Taurus, Two Speed fan relay kit.




For the fan upgrade I got some info from the Hollister site and a few others and settled on one that is from the mid 90's Cougar and Lincoln. Dorman part# 620118 It's a Dorman OE replacement part for $89 at RockAuto Auto Parts

Install was pretty straight forward but the fan was taller than the radiator by about 1 1/2 inches. Width was perfect I trimmed the stock mounting tabs off the fan shroud and added some 1 1/2" aluminum angle to the flanges on the radiator so the shroud slides right over the top of them. Then drilled through the shroud and angle and added captive nuts and bolted the shroud down.

Here's pic of it installed.




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