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Subject:Re: EZ way to test rad fan?
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 11 May 2012 15:23:14 -0400

At 03:08 PM 5/11/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>It's not hot enough here to get the rad fan to fire up. After pulling
>the old rad and putting in the new I want to doublecheck to make sure
>that the wiring, etc., is still in operating condition. Is there a fast
>and easy way to test that puppy's high and low speeds?

It will eventually run at low speed if you let it sit and idle.  If
low speed isn't working it will eventually run at high speed.

To check everything except the thermoswitch, go to the thermoswitch
connector and jumper amongst the three wires with a paper clip until
you get two different fan speeds.  There are hot, low speed, high
speed.  Have no fear for your fingers as the high speed circuit is
actually powered by a relay.

Yrs,
d