Review on Upgr8 Universal High Performance 12V Slim Electric Cooling 🌀 Radiator Fan: 7 Inch, Blue – Complete Kit for Efficient Cooling by Sfl Richardson

Wow, great fan at a low price! I highly recommend it for applications that require a 12 inch radial fan. I'm so happy with my measly savings that I'll add the details. I used this 12" Upgr8 Universal Fan to replace the fan on my 2013 Polaris Ranger 800 Mid-Size Side-by-Side ATV. One of the 7 blades on my original fan broke, causing it to run with vibration and noise. The original fan assembly (Polaris OEM part number 2411732) comes as a complete assembly, with the fan attached to a plastic cover that bolts to the heatsink. The cheapest replacement for this new unit was $289.99 here on amazon.com (also available from other sources). ). , about the same price after delivery.) The OEM one-piece fan and cover cost a lot more money, but it can be bolted on as is after removing the old one. However, I was hoping to save some money and this 12 inch Upgr8 fan (U8801-1204) was $26.95, so I decided to do my own hack and install a new fan on the old case. It turned out great! I got the idea to try this after reading a forum where a guy posted his result using an Imperial 226112 12" 8 blade model. The original OEM has 7 blades at 700 CFM; Imperial has 8 blades at 800cfm and this upgr8 has 10 blades at 1750cfm!about 45 minutes to remove the original fan assembly and housing there were only 6 bolts but 4 of them were difficult to access it was necessary to get a few moving small parts to lift the unit up and out - loosened the clamp and disconnected the upper radar hose (after siphoning less than a liter out of the radiator), removed the overflow hose, moved a few coiled cables and wires.. I had to can do it in 30 minutes but I found out on the way.(A new bearing unit could be reinstalled in 30 minutes.) Now comes the task of reinstalling the cover to work with a universal fan: I have the Ori initial fan removed. engine from the shroud and using a jigsaw with a fairly fine tooth, cut off the protruding part where the blades rotate (the new fan has its own closed wall around the blades). Cutting was a lot easier when I had a second person to help hold the shroud. After cutting off the round, raised part, I used a sander to smooth the edges. In hindsight the grinder worked so well that I wouldn't have been too careful with the saw considering the diameter should be as big as possible (don't cut into the flat part of the case). The sheathing material was similar to cutting and working with black ABS water pipes. The Upgr8 fan has 4 holes in the round wall/cover for mounting and comes with 4 more anchors that can be added. I used all 8 - placed the new fan on top of the remodeled fairing, marked and drilled 2 holes, secured the fan with those 2 screws, then drilled the other 6 to make sure the holes lined up slightly. The fan comes without screws; I used 1/4" x 3/4" bolts with nuts and washers. (It comes with 4 zip ties to attach the fan directly to the heatsink without the shroud; it would have worked fine; I thought the shroud would spread the air flowing through the entire heatsink, not just the 12- inch diameter of the fan itself. and the shroud helps protect the wheel from stray branches and debris that can get stuck while riding on forest trails.) I cut 2 wires on the original connector and connect it to the wires on the new fan; So it was easy to reconnect the wires after reinstalling (the original wire pair was blue/black - same as this new fan so it was easy). reset and reinstall. This new fan is a bit thinner than the original so it had a little more play when it snapped back into place. The last test was useful - I started the engine and after about 10 minutes the fan came on and it was even quieter than the original l. When I held my hand over the fan and heatsink, there was an immediately noticeable increase in airflow through the heatsink. If I took the ATV to the dealer, the dealer's price for the original fan assembly was about $300 plus, it would probably be 1.5 to 2 hours of work. I think I saved about $400 in taxes - that's a carrot. All in all I had about 5 hours from start to finish. If I did it a second time I wouldn't be able to do it in more than half the time. I spent quite a bit of time figuring out the methodology, looking for the next tool I needed, getting screws and washers, etc. As the info and picture I found was posted by Txpipeliner Regular Contributor (Gerry) on 06/02 .2014 were posted at Prcforum. I am confident of solving the problem, I will also post some photos - maybe some others will be encouraged.