Fan isnt working!

[Bluedevil19]

changed the thermostat and the fan motor so far then just rigged up a toggle for the time being till i figure it out

[Darren]

changed the thermostat and the fan motor so far then just rigged up a toggle for the time being till i figure it out

Have you ruled out all possible fuses and relays? So the fan works when you "hot wire" it, I am assuming that is what you mean with a toggle switch. In that case the fan "works" its just not coming on when the car gets up to temp, correct?

[Chicklet]

my mechanical dude attempted to hot wire the fan, nothing happened so i'm assuming the fan's busted.

[Darren]

my mechanical dude attempted to hot wire the fan, nothing happened so i'm assuming the fan's busted.

Yeah yours sounds like a bad fan entirely if it wouldnt come on by connecting it to a hot wire or battery then the fan is bad.

[Chicklet]

I found this helpful:
http://www.aa1car.com/library/electric_cooling_fan.htm

[Chicklet]

Question: Is the relay just a pluggy-inny thing?

[Darren]

Question: Is the relay just a pluggy-inny thing?

yes

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[Chicklet]

Sweet, I should be able to do that myself!

[Chicklet]

Replaced fan motor, which - the old one was actually broken but the fan still won't turn on. Replaced what I think was the relay... They're not labeled or anything but the one we replaced was on the passenger's side by the A/C.
Car stays at a normal temp when on the expressway. Thinking about driving it up to Central Lake anyway... what do you think?

[Iroc'nthe87]

I personally would figure out my fan issue before anything else.

Edit-What year is your car? and what engine? Single fan?

[jetice]

Assuming from the pics of her car, 91-92. but we all know the definition of assume.

[Chicklet]

I personally would figure out my fan issue before anything else.

Edit-What year is your car? and what engine? Single fan?

91 - 3.1 - single

[Iroc'nthe87]

May possibly want to try and 'jump' the aldl to see if the fan turns on. You do this by using a paperclip connecting the terminals A to B. This should spin the fan.

[Chicklet]

oh jeez! Well I'm gonna break down and get a toggle... it's only about $20 for the parts so that's way better than spending more time/money/supplies on stuff that might not work...

[jetice]

Just for reference from our prior conversation