How to Upgrade the Bronco 2 Cooling System 

Nice, they are still out there and guys in the fb groups talk about getting some smoking deals on them sometimes. Good luck on the search. Thanks for watching.

Thanks, yeah I should have seen the hose problem coming.haha. Yeah mine has a trans cooler inline to the the transmission lines so mine is going through both the external and internal cooler. A fan shroud will be on my list eventually it works good for now but eventually going to want a bigger engine cause the 2.9 is a little sluggish for my taste. And I’m sure even a 4.0 will need more cooling but I REALLY want a v8 if I can arrange it.

Thanks, and your welcome! Keep enjoying it, not too many on the road anymore.

Oh Yikes! that's not good. From what I have read the 2.9 head gasket is definitely a weak spot. Hopefully your next one gets to last a while longer. Thanks for watching!

@@tackettgarage4982 It was the 2.8. so probably the same Im going to have a reman engine put in it. I dont go off roading or anything but later down the line I'd like to keep up with updates on the digital holly EFI add on I think it will help with overheating issues.

Thanks! Yeah got to get it going.

Thanks!

also can I get a link on where you bought the wide body kit and bumper??

Yeah the old girl treated me pretty right. The rad I did was actually pretty affordable if they are still selling them. My Instagram is TackettGarage. But sorry to disappoint but I no longer have the bronco. I put a link to the bumper on the video on here where I did all the front end updates, it was actually on Amazon if you believe it.lol. The next update I was going to do before life took a different turn was a James duff suspension lift, was going to do the dual front shocks because I wanted to eventually try to jump it out in the desert.

The big radiator I got, the one I put in was massive compared to the original. And the electric fan worked for me with all the trips I took in it, I’m sure the set up you are talking about would be good too. Thanks for watching!

Nice, most of the upgrades on mine I have made videos on already, and honestly the only ones that have made raveling more comfortable would probably be this one for the peace of mind that it won’t overheat, and the lights and front bumper for a little extra visibility at night, oh and I guess the stereo too but I pretty much fixed what was done to mine by the previous owners. The other upgrades it has and a home made intake, flowmaster muffler, the 32 inch tires, and the prerunner fender flares. All that probably just made it louder and slower if I’m honest.haha but it looks and sounds cool...and probably the tires help off road quite a bit too.

Hey, it was a good toy for us. Personally the only time it was ever remotely close to going over was one of the times I was taking a trail a bit over my skill level. So I would say it was user error on my part and still came out unscathed. On road was never close to felling like it was going over and there were definitely a few time when I probably went in to a turn a little hotter than I should being more used to muscle cars, and it was always good. I also had some wide tires so that may have helped

Thank you, which cool air kit do you mean? I kinda pieced it together here and there. The fan is probably the weakest part, it probably would be better to have a shroud to make the fan more efficient, but if you check out the next video I put up Utah or bust, we definitely ran it through the ringer going from riverside area here in California out to Utah in the summer and didn’t end up with any overheating problems even climbing the mountains at like 70mph. I am pretty satisfied with its performance so far. I think the real star was the big radiator.

It was already in it when I got it but I think there is a place called McNeil racing sells them. Try googling bronco 2 prerunner fenders and it should come up.

Moneyed it to the bracket that held the cruise control on the left side behind the washer fluid bottle.

Did you mount it in the water jacket?

Oh you mean the actual temp sensor, no it was a probe that went through the radiator fins.

Well I never had the light come on, did you plug the vacuum lines that attached to the stock air box? I plugged mine so that might be the difference. Other than that I can’t think of anything you could be missing.

@@tackettgarage4982 thanks for the quick response. I did not plug the vacuum lines that go into the stock box, I will try that. Thanks man!

No problem, thanks for watching!

I put the link for the radiator in the description, the fans I had bought at an automotive swap meet so no link for those, but you can find similar ones on Amazon for reasonably priced.

That’s a good question, been a while since I made the video but I think it was normal not reversed, I think I would have put in the video if it was reversed.lol

I would like to help but I have sold the b2

@@tackettgarage4982 do you know who you sold it to?

From what I understand the people I sold it to have since sold it and I think it is at a repair shop for something now.

Might have some good luck with diagrams on forums. I remember one called the ranger station had a lot of info.

Its a 16 inch fan, but I'm not really sure of the brand. I had bought it from a vendor at a local auto swap meet for very affordable. If I was doing it again I would probably go with either Spal, Flex-a-lite, or Mishimoto to be honest.

It did eat the first one,lol. At the end of the video I put together a different hose which has worked great though, way more clearance.

The tires are 32x11.5. It doesn’t have a lift, totally stock suspension, they probably only clear because of the prerunner fenders on it.

Yep still got it on there. Thanks for watching.