If I place my hand or a piece of paper in the engine by the power steering pump or coil packs there is no air movement. The air blows out of the fan shroud at 90*. Enough so that it kicks up dust off the ground. Just seeing if that is normal or not.Well I checked mine, and I think we may have a little bit of a differentiation of interpretatiation.
With our setups as compact as they are, even a perfect arrangement pulling air through the radiator and shroud is going to feel like it’s washing out the side of the shroud. That’s because there’s pretty much nowhere else for it to go.
The engine and other hard components are literally right behind the fan so even air coming straight back is only doing that for an inch or two before it washes out around the side and around the engine. Making all the air feel like it is bypassing the shroud.
The key factor in all this is whether or not it’s keeping the engine cool.
Were you simply concerned about the feel of the airflow? Or are you actually having a cooling problem with your explorer set up?
More curious as to what guys are doing to cut down the underhood heat since the fan doesnt seem to push air out the back like my old fixed blade fan did.