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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 10:54 AM
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I've been searching for a few weeks now about how to properly setup the 411 PCM for dual fans @ single speed, with little luck.

After playing around with the tune for several days I'm resorting to this thread.

I have my wiring harness pinned for both fan outputs as follows:

Fan 1 - Pin 41 (blue connector)
Fan 2 - Pin 33 (red connector)

These two leads supply the ground for the coil on my individual relays.

Currently, the #1 fan works as commanded. I've changed the ECT's around and the fan reacts as it should. However, I cannot get fan #2 to come on. I have swapped the fans to opposing relays and the other fan will work, so I know this is not a mechanical issue, nor a mix-up on fan #2's wiring.

I have the following setup in HPT









Obviously the ECT setting for Fan #2 is not optimal, I just had it set low for testing purposes (not having to wait till engine gets hot to trigger it on)

If anyone can shed some light on something I might be missing thats preventing Fan #2 from being triggered I'd greatly appreciate it.
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 10:56 AM
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Also, FWIW, I tried setting Fan #2 to 210 on / 200 off just to make sure Fan #1 didnt need to be activated before it could activate Fan #2 and no difference.
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 11:29 AM
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activate fan 2 outside the parameters of fan 1...i.e. dont have fan 2 kick on when fan 1 kicks off and check for good grounds
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 11:38 AM
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Take it that this is on a pickup truck and not an F-body or Vette. If so, then you will have to do a segment swap (EFILive terminology) to put in an OS that had electric fans from the factory (like the F bodies did). This will most likely cause some issues with your AC though from what I have read on the topic.
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This is a 240SX with a turbo 5.3 swap.

There is no AC, and i have a standalone harness. Pin 33 is setup for HVAC Recirc control on the truck PCM, however it is configurable within HPT (as you can see I have set it for Fan #2 above)

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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 12:05 PM
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activate fan 2 outside the parameters of fan 1...i.e. dont have fan 2 kick on when fan 1 kicks off and check for good grounds
Grounds are fine, I hooked 12V up to the fan and it turns on like it should. If I disconnect the PCM wire and simply supply my relay with its own ground, the fan turns on.

I can't remember 100%, but I believe I already tried this. Also, examining F-body tunes that employ dual speed settings, their setups conflict your theory
(Fan 2 hysteresis drops below Fan 1 threshold)

(5.7 F-Body Stock Tune)

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those are not stock fan parameters for an f-body
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Originally Posted by oange ss
those are not stock fan parameters for an f-body
You are right

I mis-labeled the above tune in my repository. Went back through and noticed it was set up for 60# injectors - I'll have to go back and give this a shot again tonight.

Below is how it is setup on a stock tune

(2001 Camaro 5.7L M6)

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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Booztd 3
This is a 240SX with a turbo 5.3 swap.

There is no AC, and i have a standalone harness. Pin 33 is setup for HVAC Recirc control on the truck PCM, however it is configurable within HPT (as you can see I have set it for Fan #2 above)
The truck OS might not have the code to turn on Fan #2. The electric fans are tied in with the AC type (TunerCat terminology) setting which is set by which kind of OS you are using. The F-body OS came from the factory with electric fans. The trucks did not.
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Originally Posted by turbo_bu
The truck OS might not have the code to turn on Fan #2. The electric fans are tied in with the AC type (TunerCat terminology) setting which is set by which kind of OS you are using. The F-body OS came from the factory with electric fans. The trucks did not.
The newer trucks had it. I haven't had an issue yet with the 2nd fan not working on a few trucks I have converted.
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I am thinking about just using the wire for fan 1 to supply the ground trigger for both fans. Anyone know if that will be too much of a ground load on the PCM?
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Originally Posted by Booztd 3
I am thinking about just using the wire for fan 1 to supply the ground trigger for both fans. Anyone know if that will be too much of a ground load on the PCM?
As long as its only triggering the relay, it will likely be fine. Also if you are worried, just let the PCM trigger 1 relay, then have that relay trigger the other relay.
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 11:23 PM
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Thats an idea too...

I wont be able to get back to the car for potentially a few weeks. Looks like the rear casing seal for the water pump is leaking so I'll have to dig into that as well....
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by slow67
The newer trucks had it. I haven't had an issue yet with the 2nd fan not working on a few trucks I have converted.
How newer are you talking about? The 2002 OS (12212156). Or are you talking about the newer style 1 MB PCM's.
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by turbo_bu
How newer are you talking about? The 2002 OS (12212156). Or are you talking about the newer style 1 MB PCM's.
I'm not 100% on this but didnt 05's go to electric fans?

And FWIW I simply put both relay triggers on the primary fan wire out of the PCM and they're both coming on now. I drove it to work this morning with the hood finally on and my coolant temps never got above 205ish on a 30 minute journey.

I may be looking at a bigger alternator, these Derale 11.75's are rated at 2200CFM per fan (25 amps per unit) so I'm pulling some good juice with both of these on constantly. Any suggestions? Read some info that the 05 alternator was also beefed up to accommodate aforementioned electric fans....
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