I just got the one of they're radiators and I have to say I love the quality and will order again. Didn't take long to come in. And well worth the money..
using crimp terminals is actually better than soldering in automotive use. Soldering doesn't hold up well to the heat cycles and movement it might experience. If you crimp correctly you'll never have any issues with them
Hey great video! I have a aftermarket temp gauge on my vw bus and I’m installing this radiator. I have a wire going to a fan switch next to my aftermarket temp gauge to turn on fans manually. Plus a wire from temp gauge going back to engine connecting to sensor. (How I bought the bus) If I connect the temp gauge wire to the same female connector as thermostat sensor on this kit, will that be correct for getting readings on my temp gauge? Do I need to match wire ga for all these wires too? Or can I have a 16 ga connect to Same female connector that has a 18 ga to it? Sorry if that was confusing. My bus is quite the conversion.
Still holding! Working on painting the truck the last couple months but no leaks and when I was dailying it during summer it was keeping the truck right at 185-190
Hi so the wiring on the fan the blue is positive, and black negative, I understand some are push ,pull , for that do you use the black as a positive, and blue negative 🤷♂️, there should be some instructions to determine this 🤯
Pull push fans have 3 wires usually. These fans should not be installed on front of radiator or be pushing air towards front of car. I’m not sure why you would wire it any other way?
@@aaronchurchill2780 the last couple months I have been painting the truck and doing body work. Before, from the time I posted this video till about October I was driving it daily. Full bed loads of gravel in 105 degree heat and never over heated. The radiator is a good bang for your buck.
How are you, great video,I have sbc 350. ,I was wondering instead of replacing temp sensor can I tap in the wire on the old sensor that’s already there?
Hi you can’t use the existing temperature sensor,you need to use the the one in the kit as that’s a temperature switch , basically when it gets up to temperature its switches on making a connection to turn the fan on
@@ChrisNCars thanks bro, truck been sitting for 3 years not running I just put intake manifold,carburetor, distributor, water pump headers, and the alloy works radiador with Efans
I want to run both fans on high speed all time coz my country is very hot so I want both of fans run by 4 relays 5 pins and a breaker fuse 80 amper can you show the diagram thanks in advance
@@ChrisNCars no has it kept the truck cool? I’m searching around for a nice radiator and I want to get people’s long term takes on their different setups
Shoot I can’t say for certain. I took the sensor down to ace and grabbed that adaptor. Probably it will fit in a port of an LS without any modification. Sorry that’s not more help.
Hey man good content got a lot of my questions answered. But I have a question for you. On a newer Chevy engine (99 Vortec) can I place the thermo switch on the water pump ? There is a plug on one of the ports and the adapter that comes with the switch fits right in the port. The one port has a piece of water hose that goes from pump to intake. The port right next to it is plugged off. Was wondering if I can install switch in that spot??? Any ideas ?
It’s best in your manifold. If water pump is your second best go for it. Just keep in mind water coming from radiator or heater will be cooler than what’s coming out of engine. You want the heat of engine to trigger thermostat so think of the flow.
@@ChrisNCars awesome thank you for the reply. So I’m done with the install. I used a painless relay kit instead of the relay kit that came with alloyworks radiator. I needs mine to run on its own along with the a/c power wire. I placed the switch where I mentioned. Still nervous if it was going to work. So I got everything done. Checked for coolant and oil leaks. All good. Ran the truck let it get up to running temp. And it did kick on and off at 195°-185° gauge is dead on stays under the 210° mark on the GM gauge. But I live in Az. So I’m curious of well it will do in mid summer here. But so far it’s working amazing.
@@ChrisNCars definitely will. I also didn’t want to tap into any existing sensors on the block or heads. My truck has; I believe 3 sensors. And all have their own function. So when I found the spot in the water pump I went ahead and used it. And so far it’s working very well. Again thanks for the great video.
Performance update on my install of this aluminum radiator with electric fans. Well. It was too good to be true. The price was too good to be true. First; my radiator began to show signs of small leaks. I reached out to AlloyWorks and got a new one sent under warranty. But had to pay for shipping which was $35. Not bad. Never out the radiator in. Few weeks later truck over heated due to both fans taking a crap. Verified fans were toast. Put 12v to them and no power. I even questioned the speed of the fans. They cooled but didn’t pull enough. Reached out again and they didn’t wanna budge until they finally did and I returned the warranty radiator and got a full refund. Still have the old radiator and burned fans. Really unhappy with AlloyWorks as far as performance of their product. Better to invest in good quality expensive fans and or radiator. Sometimes it’s more expensive when you go cheap. So I put everything back to OEM.
To be honest I haven’t driven the truck in about 6 months been doing all the body work and paint job in the garage. I’m taking it 100miles on Monday though so will let you know. Electric fans are great just make sure they are powerful enough to keep that biggo engine cool
Have you made much in commission working with AlloyWorks? I have a car-themed channel and they reached out to me to advertise for them. So just wondering if it is worth it.
I’ve read that the fans blow out from the motor instead of pulling fresh air into the engine bay, is this true? Backwards to anything I’ve seen or heard.
@@thomas-2804 you get all the bubbles out of the system and have an over flow? Do the fans ever turn off? If it’s constantly running you might have a 180 thermostat?
Thanks for the video! I bought a allowworks 3 row myself. I wired it up like your diagram except I connect to an ignition line from the bulkhead and when the car is on one fan comes on. Will the second one come on at temp? In your video neither fan comes on until it reaches temp. I’m confused. Any suggestions?
@@ChrisNCars I believe so too. Tested other fan straight to power. It’s good. So I cut the relay out of the loop all together. Spliced in the fuse between the wire to ignition and the blue wire to fans and they both work when the ignition is on. The engine runs hot anyways so don’t even need the trigger switch plus it’ll already be on when I turn the AC on.
I bought a Champion a year ago for my K5 Blazer and haven’t had any problems but I have had bad problems with Chinese fans so I run the original water pump fan with a new clutch.
Hey boss, I just got this radiator without the fans for my 72 C10. Were those the stock radiator mounts that you used? Or were those an after market set? I also got the 4 row radiator so that might make a difference.
They are the stock mounts but you need to move the mounts on the passenger side towards the inner holes. My mounts were on the outside holes stock. My truck is also a c20 so maybe a little different. I also had to bend the top mounts down to really secure radiator in the rubber bushings.
@@ChrisNCars Thanks for the quick reply! They just looked longer than mine, but could be the perspective or the C10-20 difference. If you don't mind, I have another question. My 72 has the stock, original 350. I figured it would be fine to just use the mechanical fan since there is clearance. Would you see any issues with this? My biggest worry is that the 4 row might run to cold.
@@sirfaulkinator all depends on what your doing with the truck and when your driving it. I use mine as a daily driver so needed to be able to idle in traffic and withstand 105 degrees outside. If you throw a fan shroud on you should stay cool, make sure you put a proper thermostat in and you shouldn’t stay too cold.
@@ChrisNCars Gotcha, thanks for the advice. It's usually a weekend driver, but my Friday commute to work is about 45 mins one way in the East Tennessee weather, (Cold winters, hot summers). I'm going to run it without the shroud for now since the stock shroud doesn't fit, but can easily fabricate one at work if needed. Also keep the stock 180 thermostat, that I can change if needed too.
Does it matter what you call it? It is called a thermostat on a car, a temp sensor is what you put on the wall of your house. It’s literally a thermostat housing which the thermostat lives in.
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Nice video. Very informative.
Thanks Daniel, glad and hope it helped
Thank you ,I wondered where my instructions were..
@@harrywalker9727 pretty much why I made this video haha
I just got the one of they're radiators and I have to say I love the quality and will order again. Didn't take long to come in. And well worth the money..
using crimp terminals is actually better than soldering in automotive use. Soldering doesn't hold up well to the heat cycles and movement it might experience. If you crimp correctly you'll never have any issues with them
I've never heard that. I'm going to look into this further. Thanks. ~P
Well, there is a lot of bad soldering out there.
Thank you!... I purchased the same set up. Nice to see the product inatalled and working well.
Wirings tricky, glad it helped!
Thank You. You explained it well. Now I can’t wait to get home & put it together.
Best video I’ve seen for this particular kit by FAR. Thank you.
Thanks, glad it helped!
Oh man that stupid wire off the black has given me hours of rage today haha thanks for the tip it's good to go now
Love your videos man!! Gonna be big help on my c10
Many more to come!
👍🏽😎🏁🏁🏁just got mine and like you said mine also had know directions. Thanks for posting.
Nice easy instructive install!! Thank you sir.
Awesome! Glad it helped.
They make therostat housings that rotate (swivel)..😎👊🏻
Yeah, I had one but I wanted to keep the stock upper radiator hose and not use a universal one. Just think it looks better.
Mine will be here in a few hours from Alloyworks hopefully it goes well lol gona watch this to see how it went for you
Still works!
Thnk you i am from south africa .i ha ve a free lander my fans is some times on or runung slow ....but your showing me how thank you
Glad it helped!
You're a life saver, thank you!
Ha! Glad it helped
Super informative 🙏🏾 lots of help
Thanks! Exactly what I needed!
Awesome video helped out a lot thanks!
Glad it helped!
Hey great video! I have a aftermarket temp gauge on my vw bus and I’m installing this radiator. I have a wire going to a fan switch next to my aftermarket temp gauge to turn on fans manually. Plus a wire from temp gauge going back to engine connecting to sensor. (How I bought the bus) If I connect the temp gauge wire to the same female connector as thermostat sensor on this kit, will that be correct for getting readings on my temp gauge? Do I need to match wire ga for all these wires too? Or can I have a 16 ga connect to Same female connector that has a 18 ga to it?
Sorry if that was confusing. My bus is quite the conversion.
How has this held up so far?
Still holding! Working on painting the truck the last couple months but no leaks and when I was dailying it during summer it was keeping the truck right at 185-190
Hey I ran my ignition wire to my distributor and my fans come on when I crank it, why r they running???
Did you run it like this diagram I made? drive.google.com/file/d/17dRjRgoSRPd4ODnDa-GiIfenG9HXwvaV/view Maybe 86 and 30 are swapped?
Hi so the wiring on the fan the blue is positive, and black negative, I understand some are push ,pull , for that do you use the black as a positive, and blue negative 🤷♂️, there should be some instructions to determine this 🤯
Pull push fans have 3 wires usually. These fans should not be installed on front of radiator or be pushing air towards front of car. I’m not sure why you would wire it any other way?
I just bought one for my ss monte carlo 3 row and how do you like the performance of the radiator
Holding up still! As long as fans kick on when they should it’s all good.
You helped me our alot bekause I didn't use any wires 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Awesome video
Heading outside now
are you still happy with it quality wise
Yup! still keeps the truck cool, no leaks, nothing to complain about.
@@ChrisNCars thanks
@chris , do you put lots of miles on this system? I daily my C10 and am considering a cold case only because I’m scared of the alloyworks’ low price.
@@aaronchurchill2780 the last couple months I have been painting the truck and doing body work. Before, from the time I posted this video till about October I was driving it daily. Full bed loads of gravel in 105 degree heat and never over heated. The radiator is a good bang for your buck.
How did or is this radiator holding up? Just bought one for my 72 Torino with a BBF.
How are you, great video,I have sbc 350. ,I was wondering instead of replacing temp sensor can I tap in the wire on the old sensor that’s already there?
Depends on the sensor that’s there, hard to say. I would just use the one in the kit and grab a brass adapter if needed.
Hi you can’t use the existing temperature sensor,you need to use the the one in the kit as that’s a temperature switch , basically when it gets up to temperature its switches on making a connection to turn the fan on
What size is the adapter
Was that a NOS fill gauge on the back wall lol
lol I wish that would blow my 60 year old engine up
@ChrisNCars 🤣 good video I bought one of these too was wondering about the quality thanks for posting
I have a 396BBC in my 71 Monte Carlo. And I was just wondering, do you think they would cool my engine down nicely?
Not sure that’s a lot of engine, radiator yes, but might need to upgrade the fans.
@@ChrisNCars thanks for the feedback 🙏🏼
I have the same one on my 82 k10 but keeps running hot up to 220 degrees, I had 180 thermostat, took that one out and still run hot
What thermostat you put in its place? I have a 165 and it stays cool even when it’s over 100 outside.
@@ChrisNCars I haven’t put one yet, but I’ll Try 165 and see what’s up
@@gdc818 I think that will help, good luck!
@@ChrisNCars thanks bro, truck been sitting for 3 years not running I just put intake manifold,carburetor, distributor, water pump headers, and the alloy works radiador with Efans
I want to run both fans on high speed all time coz my country is very hot so I want both of fans run by 4 relays 5 pins and a breaker fuse 80 amper can you show the diagram thanks in advance
I’m not sure the motors on the fan could handle that or the wire gauge coming off relays.
how has the fan radiator setup worked?
If you mean, how do you wire the fans, there is a document in description.
@@ChrisNCars no has it kept the truck cool? I’m searching around for a nice radiator and I want to get people’s long term takes on their different setups
@@JacobEcret oh, yeah! They work great. Only complaint is they put a washer that is not stainless in the cap and it rusts.
How is it holding up 3 years later?
@@RakMPVet05 still holding up. Its 110 where I live and I have been doing dump runs all day, got hot but cooled down when I was cruising streets.
@@ChrisNCars cool man thanks. About to get it for my 86 Monte Carlo SS
@@RakMPVet05 just check the radiator cap with a magnet they put a non stainless washer in mine
@@ChrisNCars will do, appreicate it bro
Do you know the thread size to the temp sensor provided with the alloy works radiator? Trying to adapt to ls
Shoot I can’t say for certain. I took the sensor down to ace and grabbed that adaptor. Probably it will fit in a port of an LS without any modification. Sorry that’s not more help.
Why did put fans inside of hood and not on the other side?
Because they are designed to pull not push
Hey so you can run two fans off of one relay?? Thanks
Yeah that’s how it is in this video.
did you drill holes to mount the shroud ?
No
Where do i put the thermostat? Mine is going into a 99 cherokee xj 4.0
Wherever radiator fluid is pumping through. The upper radiator hose neck, where thermostat lives is usually a safe bet.
Hey man good content got a lot of my questions answered. But I have a question for you. On a newer Chevy engine (99 Vortec) can I place the thermo switch on the water pump ? There is a plug on one of the ports and the adapter that comes with the switch fits right in the port. The one port has a piece of water hose that goes from pump to intake. The port right next to it is plugged off. Was wondering if I can install switch in that spot??? Any ideas ?
It’s best in your manifold. If water pump is your second best go for it. Just keep in mind water coming from radiator or heater will be cooler than what’s coming out of engine. You want the heat of engine to trigger thermostat so think of the flow.
@@ChrisNCars awesome thank you for the reply. So I’m done with the install. I used a painless relay kit instead of the relay kit that came with alloyworks radiator. I needs mine to run on its own along with the a/c power wire. I placed the switch where I mentioned. Still nervous if it was going to work. So I got everything done. Checked for coolant and oil leaks. All good. Ran the truck let it get up to running temp. And it did kick on and off at 195°-185° gauge is dead on stays under the 210° mark on the GM gauge. But I live in Az. So I’m curious of well it will do in mid summer here. But so far it’s working amazing.
@@pulpo.r7790 great to hear! Let me know how it goes in summer!
@@ChrisNCars definitely will. I also didn’t want to tap into any existing sensors on the block or heads. My truck has; I believe 3 sensors. And all have their own function. So when I found the spot in the water pump I went ahead and used it. And so far it’s working very well. Again thanks for the great video.
Performance update on my install of this aluminum radiator with electric fans. Well. It was too good to be true. The price was too good to be true. First; my radiator began to show signs of small leaks. I reached out to AlloyWorks and got a new one sent under warranty. But had to pay for shipping which was $35. Not bad. Never out the radiator in. Few weeks later truck over heated due to both fans taking a crap. Verified fans were toast. Put 12v to them and no power. I even questioned the speed of the fans. They cooled but didn’t pull enough. Reached out again and they didn’t wanna budge until they finally did and I returned the warranty radiator and got a full refund. Still have the old radiator and burned fans. Really unhappy with AlloyWorks as far as performance of their product. Better to invest in good quality expensive fans and or radiator. Sometimes it’s more expensive when you go cheap. So I put everything back to OEM.
Hello and thanks for the vid. How is it doing a year later? I got a 454 and wanting to go electric fans. Let me know thanks!
To be honest I haven’t driven the truck in about 6 months been doing all the body work and paint job in the garage. I’m taking it 100miles on Monday though so will let you know. Electric fans are great just make sure they are powerful enough to keep that biggo engine cool
@@ChrisNCars thank you! I’ll be looking forward to the update
So, I didn't do the 100 mile round trip but its 93 at my house and I just drove in stop and go traffic for 2 hours and all was good.
@@ChrisNCars thank you!
Did you have any issues with the radiator leaking or smoking at all
nope
Have you made much in commission working with AlloyWorks? I have a car-themed channel and they reached out to me to advertise for them. So just wondering if it is worth it.
Email me, ha! chrisncars.mail@gmail.com
Seems to be a theme. Same here. ~P
I changed my email to mail@chrisncars.com ha! Shoot me a mail I’ll let you know how it is.
I’ve read that the fans blow out from the motor instead of pulling fresh air into the engine bay, is this true? Backwards to anything I’ve seen or heard.
Ha! Not that’s not true, the fans suck through the radiator and blow towards engine, as they should. Maybe they flipped the wires?
Hey hows this fan holding up after 2 years?
Still working! I will say the cap on the radiator was some cheap metal and started rusting so need to replace that.
When I was running mine it wouldn’t keep it cool do you have any suggestions??
Are the fans working?
Yes they turn on whenever the motor starts up
@@thomas-2804 you get all the bubbles out of the system and have an over flow? Do the fans ever turn off? If it’s constantly running you might have a 180 thermostat?
@@ChrisNCars yes they constantly run
@@ChrisNCars and yes it’s a 180
Can I use the stock fan on my truck ?
And just this radiator? Probably but you need a fan shroud
did you have to upgrade the alternator from stock for more amps?
Just a 60 amp single wire.
Will this work with a chevy 87 but has a 5.3 ls engine
I’m not sure this was on my 69 c20
Thanks for the video! I bought a allowworks 3 row myself. I wired it up like your diagram except I connect to an ignition line from the bulkhead and when the car is on one fan comes on. Will the second one come on at temp? In your video neither fan comes on until it reaches temp. I’m confused. Any suggestions?
Sorry blunt question, you have both the fans wired up?
Also both Fans blue wires to 87 in the relay and thermostat to 85?
That’s correct.
@@PhilSerpas sounds like your relay might be bad?
@@ChrisNCars I believe so too. Tested other fan straight to power. It’s good. So I cut the relay out of the loop all together. Spliced in the fuse between the wire to ignition and the blue wire to fans and they both work when the ignition is on. The engine runs hot anyways so don’t even need the trigger switch plus it’ll already be on when I turn the AC on.
Is it still working?
Yup! Drove 50 miles today in 100 degrees and stayed cool
I bought a Champion a year ago for my K5 Blazer and haven’t had any problems but I have had bad problems with Chinese fans so I run the original water pump fan with a new clutch.
Sounds GOOUD. HE HE
Should have put in new rubber mounts
What size relay do they provide and how many amps do the fans draw during start up?
What thermostat do you use on your motor?
165 right now
Hey boss, I just got this radiator without the fans for my 72 C10. Were those the stock radiator mounts that you used? Or were those an after market set? I also got the 4 row radiator so that might make a difference.
They are the stock mounts but you need to move the mounts on the passenger side towards the inner holes. My mounts were on the outside holes stock. My truck is also a c20 so maybe a little different. I also had to bend the top mounts down to really secure radiator in the rubber bushings.
@@ChrisNCars Thanks for the quick reply! They just looked longer than mine, but could be the perspective or the C10-20 difference. If you don't mind, I have another question. My 72 has the stock, original 350. I figured it would be fine to just use the mechanical fan since there is clearance. Would you see any issues with this? My biggest worry is that the 4 row might run to cold.
@@sirfaulkinator all depends on what your doing with the truck and when your driving it. I use mine as a daily driver so needed to be able to idle in traffic and withstand 105 degrees outside. If you throw a fan shroud on you should stay cool, make sure you put a proper thermostat in and you shouldn’t stay too cold.
@@ChrisNCars Gotcha, thanks for the advice. It's usually a weekend driver, but my Friday commute to work is about 45 mins one way in the East Tennessee weather, (Cold winters, hot summers). I'm going to run it without the shroud for now since the stock shroud doesn't fit, but can easily fabricate one at work if needed. Also keep the stock 180 thermostat, that I can change if needed too.
Apparently people say these fans are trash
Still works for me and I practically daily drive the truck. Only issue I had was the cap didn’t have a stainless washer in it and there was some rust
It's a temp sensor not a thermostat.
Does it matter what you call it? It is called a thermostat on a car, a temp sensor is what you put on the wall of your house. It’s literally a thermostat housing which the thermostat lives in.