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Taurus Fan Wiring:
Alright, here’s how our club runs the wiring for the Taurus Fan. It’s simple, easy and almost any moron can do it. Look at me… ‘nuff said. It in no way looks good. There are some very professional installs out there. This isn’t one of them. This is mainly to inform people on how to do this simply. It’s kinda like sex ed in junior high. You put stick A into hole B and out pops a baby. Once, you get into it you begin to realize you can take things to a whole new level if you get creative. Anyway, you’ll need to pick a few things up at the store.
First you’ll need to stop off at NAPA and get an ST85 Solenoid. It should look like this.
It is able to handle an initial draw of 75-amps, which of course drops back to a continuous 30-amp draw during fan operation. Next, let’s try not to fry anything important. Go ahead and stop by any local auto parts store and grab and 80 amp fusible link. This was cheap and easy to find. So cheap in fact I bought 2.
Find a suitable area to install the solenoid. I tried to pick an area that was fairly open and easy to access in case I needed to work on it in the future (more on that later). If you noticed, the fusible link prongs are a tad wide to fit standard crimp on connectors. I just went and made small connector wire using a couple large ring connectors and a wire. Then I ran a small bolt through it and snugged it up with a nut. Not pretty by any amount of means but “there’s the right way and the way that works”. I’m sure some people will see this and call it ghetto but if you take the idea and modify it to suit your needs…. well then, my work is done here.
After this step, run your positive wire from the other side of the fusible link to the battery.
Now, for the rest of the steps here’s a picture that is pretty self-explanatory.
It should start to look like this once you get into it. For a switch I just used a simple 10A Single Pole Single Throw (SPST) rocker switch from Radio Shack.
Another view...
Lastly, run a hot wire down to the fan. Yes, that is a Dixie horn. Kiss my ass.
Your fan should have 3 wires on it; ground, high and low. I am not running a single pole, double throw (SPDT) switch. My truck runs hotter than 40 hells so I need high all the time. I’ve heard of some people running it on low but for what reason I couldn’t tell you. Now, this is what my fan looks like. Remember they came on the models with the 3.8L V6 which was used from about '86 to '95.
I put 3 connectors on there so I could decide what I wanted to run (which I have now). Plus, it helps when removing the fan. There are no wires to cut and everything is simply removed. Now plug it in and rock out. Wiring is done. If you want to get fancy, by all means, knock yourself out. This wiring falls under the K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid) method and I guarantee this easier for most than trying to figure out SPDT switches and thermal bukake sensors and what not. It’s proven, it works and I never even got hot with the engine running all day long in upper 80-degree weather. One last thing to keep in mind, if you are not running a high output alternator then you will have to borrow jumper cables frequently. I found this out the hard way. The best deal I’ve found is on an eBay store. Look under McGowan’s Starters and Alternators. He’s the hook up. Last but not least, a shitty MS paint drawing by me in case all these pictures failed you.
Now, if you're read all this crap and still have questions just ask over on our forum and we can get more specific about your setup.