Q: Advice on installing electrical fan on a '96 F-150

asked by on June 09, 2016

I have a '96 F150 and since I live in Houston and the weather is hot, do you recommend adding an electrical fan on the radiators? Truck doesn't heat up for a long time unless it's parked with the AC on.

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