At 02:27 PM 10/23/2010  -0700, neil n wrote:
>I moved the big fan resistor outside up by the rad. I *guess* a new
>resistor could be shunted in by cutting into the wires so leaving
>resistor as-is is no biggie I guess.

I'd be very thoughtful/cautious about that.  The resistor is cooled
by the fan air stream, end even though it won't instantly glow red
like the free-standing metal Toyota ones it may still overheat in still air.

Yours,
David