So i ordered the viper fan for a 2000 r/t installed good. But when i wired it like Sam said in instructions (wired into o2 sensor) truck bawgs out as if its flooding. So i hook it up the optional way to the radio like it says. Now runs fine but no radio. All wiring is correct, it comes on with a/c and with thermostat. Anybody else have these problems. Not to worried cause i dont drive daily and my brother is gonna make his own wiring setup, but it should work like he says it should. My opinion his work sucks. Pay 500 to wait for 12 weeks only to get a product that doesn't work the way he says. Not to mention the overflow had a crack on the bottom. Buyers Beware. No more ordering coming from me.
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So i ordered the viper fan for a 2000 r/t installed good. But when i wired it like Sam said in instructions (wired into o2 sensor) truck bawgs out as if its flooding. So i hook it up the optional way to the radio like it says. Now runs fine but no radio. All wiring is correct, it comes on with a/c and with thermostat. Anybody else have these problems. Not to worried cause i dont drive daily and my brother is gonna make his own wiring setup, but it should work like he says it should. My opinion his work sucks. Pay 500 to wait for 12 weeks only to get a product that doesn't work the way he says. Not to mention the overflow had a crack on the bottom. Buyers Beware. No more ordering coming from me.
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You have to put the old fuse in the adapter for it to work .. I had the same issue .. lol
If you look at the part you plugged into the fuse there is a spot for the old fuse to attach to it .. pop that fuse in and your good
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If that doesn't work just give him a call ... he was always helpfull to me with all my questions on my install.
If you look at the part you plugged into the fuse there is a spot for the old fuse to attach to it .. pop that fuse in and your good
nethumb: If that doesn't work just give him a call ... he was always helpfull to me with all my questions on my install.
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yeah for some reason this wiring never worked on my truck .. i keep burning up wires and the releys .. which is why i went to to socal wiring kit .. havne't had a problem since :twothumb:I agree. That doesn't sound right at all.
Below is a simple viper fan wiring diagram. Or click HERE For additional info. Good luck!
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WTF?? He has you wiring the fan up to the O2 sensors?? Talk about asking for problems. This is why I highly recommend the fan I'm using for the '00+ guys. It's cheaper than Sam's "kit" has less wiring involved, cools just as good, has less amp draw, is quieter, and looks a hell of a lot better.
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well 12 gauge is plenty .. whats weird is two of my buddies run that set up in their Rams and have never had an issue .. so thats why i went with it .. but i burnt up 2-3 relays within a few months wired the same exact way
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Well thats really not going to help him now since he already has the kit ...
I don't remember it having the other option running it to a O2 sensor .. ill have to check my instructions to see when i get home...
Sam has changed his wiring kits so much over the years your diagram probably won't match up with his anyways. When I used to help him make the wiring kits, there wasn't any wire going to the O2 sensors or radio. Not sure what the reasoning behind using those wires is, other than shear lazyness and not wanting to look for a suitable ignition power source to use. I'm assuming the wire in question is the engine on, or ignition on trigger to the fan relay so it will only run with the ignition on.
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Mine is from last year I don't see much changing in the past few months ...
From what I remember there are two options to have the "on" power .. one being the radio fuse so that you can have the fan on in the ACC postition. The other one I can't remember off the top of my head .. but i dont think it was the O2 sensor .. so ill check my sheets when i get home casue now its making me curious :jester:
I had the same issue when I first installed it ... the part has a small fuse attached to it so from just looking at it you don't think you need to put the old fuse there ... well you do and wa law it works
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I've put my old fuse in and it doesn't fix it. I thought same thing. By my install sheets definetly says to wire into o2 fuse relay though. Didn't seem to right to me either, just an easy source of power. Just being lazy like hskrRT said. Thankfully my brother is a mechanic and will fix free of charge. But for all those people that dont have that luxury definetly a huge downer. Considering we buy these products to work as they say they will, not to put in more money and redo the essentials to make it work.
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Hmm werid .. not sure why its not working then.. i had no issues with mine ... hope you get it figured out man
and I think the confusion with the O2 is you said sensor in your first post and now your saying relay ... now that I think of it it did say something about the relay .. dunno :huh:
and I think the confusion with the O2 is you said sensor in your first post and now your saying relay ... now that I think of it it did say something about the relay .. dunno :huh:
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yeah sorry i realized i said that too. My bad for the confusion.
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Double-check and Triple-check ALL of your wiring...sounds to me like something within the wiring kit isn't kosher, and it's feeding back through the O2 circuit he's having you tap from...which, as Brian said, is most likely just a trigger source for the relay. Either that, or you've got the wrong wire tapping the trigger source, and it's overloading/has overloaded the O2 circuit, which could have likely killed your sensor(s). I'd say first order of business is, pull the fan from that fuse circuit, replace the original fuse, keep power to the fan off, reset the PCM, and take the truck for a drive for about 30 miles or so...might take less. Basically, you want to make sure your O2 sensors and/or the circuit in the PCM is ok. Then turn your attention back to the fan.
FWIW, I tapped my relay switched trigger off of a blank port in the fuse panel in the side of the dash....provides power when key is 'On', and no juice when the key is 'Off'.
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