Electric fan in lieu of Flex Fan

There are relay kits available that include a temp sensor you screw into a water jacket. Mine is adjustable at the relay so that you can set the "on" temperature. There are also non-adjustable ones that turn on at a fixed temp and others that use a simple probe.

Here's an example: http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=DER-16749&N=700+115&autoview=sku