Okay guys, I've burnt out my fan motor once before in mud, and I know many JK owners that have had multiple fans burn out from the mud.. Is there any fix to keep the stupid thing from getting mud in it? Any help or advice would be appreciated!!!

 

only drive on the highway....


Sorry....it was too easy...

 

doh! beat me to it. I was going to say stay out of the mud. lol

What exactly is causing the burn out?

 

Put one of these on it:

http://www.spalusa.com/store/main.aspx

 

Couldnt you wire in a simple toggle switch to turn it off as you hit the deep stuff???

 

Yeah staying out of the mud is NOT an option lol and the time when it did burnt out I was just hittin some oh idk 3 ft. deep mud puddles. It was in no way deep enough to drown it in muddy water, mud got splashed/thrown up into it somehow.. so even with a toggle switch if I flip it back on, there's still mud in it so idk what to do I am waiting to see when SPAL comes out with that new fan though, Redneck

 

I've replaced mine 3 times, I have a spare motor I always take with me wheeling now. they just dont like water/mud. I don't believe a kill switch would help as the motor would still be wet when you turn it back on.

I have actually spoken with a sales rep and engineer with SPAL USA fans, they are completely water proof and will run under water, I just need to get the temps that the fan turns on low and on high so they can get me a complete setup. I just ordered a aeroforce gauge today so I can get that info.



I started a poll here about the fan motors, I'll update that when I get the info on fan from Spal.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-electrical-lighting-sound-systems-13/fan-motors-who-has-killed-theirs-61335/

 

Yeah I actually did that poll (obviously replied yes) and read the whole thread multiple times lol I finally got my parts for sport-atv's clutch fan setup and it doesn't fit (AIRAID CAI cold box is in the way ) so I'm just out of ideas....

 

that new fan on their home page isnt coming out till 2010 and it will be going to car companies first, 80% of their business is with them, it wont be available to public till 2011 BUT all of their fans are waterproof

 

Oh.. well then what would you suggest tkob??? Which of the fans are compatible with the JK and what not?