

| Subject: | Re: Rad fan testing |
| From: | Michael |
| Date: | Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:44:03 -0400 |
Sorry. 88 auto with ac and a 2.2 Subaru. Ac is not hooked up. > On Aug 10, 2015, at 5:09 PM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Take another look at those diagrams. Take lots of long looks. > You still haven't revealed what year the vehicle is. > You will probably need to look at the separate diagram for the AC, not the > main diagram if it a newer model, whether the AC is connected or not. > > Larry A. > > >> On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 2:05 PM, Michael <mikewelldon@icloud.com> wrote: >> >> So far I've replaced the resistor, followed the ground to the tree (looks >> connected) and get a clicking noise from the relay when jumping the plug >> connector. >> >> The AC on this van is not connected because it is a Subaru conversion. >> >> Do you think the clicking is a bad relay up top behind the fuse box? >> >> I do have the Bentley and have taken a look at the wiring diagrams, but >> that's about it. >> >> Mike >> >> >>> On Aug 9, 2015, at 8:12 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote: >>> >>> On my radiator fan, a mechanic, a radiator shop owner, broke the post >> where the wire connects to the motor. He didn't admit to causing the fan >> to be bad, instead claiming that, "It's just one of those things that got >> old and tired." It hadn't been that tired until his heavy fist got hold of >> it. Anyway, that is another place that the fan motor can fail. All it >> required was a simple fix of a longer post and a nut to hold it in place, >> but he insisted that he needed to install a new motor, which of course, he >> wanted to charge me to do. Needless to say, that was my last visit to >> that place. mcneely >>> >>> ---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: >>>> Use a meter to see if power is getting to the motor. Do you have the >> Bentley >>>> or another way to get the wiring diagram? What year? It is very rare >> for the >>>> these motors to completely give up the ghost but the wiring, switches, >> and >>>> control relays are a whole different story. On the early vans the common >>>> failures beside the radiator switch are the fuse, fuse box, relay for >> high >>>> speed and wiring. On the later vans add the fusible link, resistor >> behind >>>> the headlight, wiring to the air conditioner, and there are two >> relays, one >>>> on the fuse box and one mounted above it. >>>> >>>> Dennis >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On >> Behalf Of >>>> Michael >>>> Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2015 7:37 PM >>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>>> Subject: Rad fan testing >>>> >>>> Hi everyone, >>>> >>>> I hear people talking about hooking a battery up to the radiator fan in >>>> order to test it. >>>> >>>> Never done it. Any ideas on the best way? >>>> >>>> Jumping the connector doesn't work, the ground looks like it's >> connected to >>>> the ground tree behind the fuse panel...now I'm trying to figure out if >> it's >>>> just the motor. >>>> >>>> Mike >>> >>> -- >>> David McNeely >>
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