as an aside; where is said connector? my Aux Fan ('85 300D) recently blew
a fuse then went intermittent, and i'd like to do a little troubleshooting
of my own,...cheers! e > You should be able to test the fan by simply hooking up 12v directly to > the > connector. You can either run wires from the battery, or get another > power > source like an "non-smart" battery charger or a jump-start pack, etc. > > If it started and then blew the fuse, it sounds like it's at the upper > limit > of it's wear/power draw. From what I've heard the aux fan and the blower > fan tend to blow fuses when they get old. Apparently there's a service > bulletin on running larger wire with a larger fuse... > > Levi > > On 6/19/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hello All, >> >> I posted about this in the past and haven't really figured out how to >> approach it. I am not sure how to track down the short or to determine >> if >> the fan is bad. I have a volt meter and the schematic for the car. A >> few >> people made comments, one that this car may go through a few fans it its >> lifetime but I don't want to just run out and buy a fan if I don't need >> it. >> >> "I noticed that my auxillary cooling fan was not plugged in the other >> day >> and wanted to get that fixed. The fan has never been plugged in and the >> AC >> has not worked since I got the car. After I plugged it in as soon as I >> started the car it ran for about 15 seconds and then stopped. I noticed >> that it had blown a fuse. Other point of interest is that on the repair >> information from previous owner it says "conversion to r134a, wire aux >> fan >> to run constantly". " >> >> Any insight would be appreciated. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Dan Elliott >> 82 300D-T 97kmi >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and >> industry-leading >> spam and email virus protection. >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >
