need a cooling fan resistor
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bttwracing86T
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go to parts house tell the you need a ballast resistor if they are half smart they will go pull it off shelf get a 2 prong not 4 it will work the same
bttwracing86T
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autozone part number cr107 oreillys is ru12
thanx but that bid closed and it sold on 10/25 :>(
got one @AZ (in stock) installed it and all is good:>). Thank you very much, for providing this very cost effective option!!
Will still be needing and looking for an oem replacement tho.
Unfortunately, the items from Autozone and O'Reillys listed above are not the correct part for the coolant fan system. That "ballast resistor" is used on the ignition system of a distributor car, not on the low speed coolant fan circuit of a turbo car. Typical errors in cross-referencing. It won't work.
The part used on the GN's is not available from GM, hasn't been in years.
Here is the original part:
The part used on the GN's is not available from GM, hasn't been in years.
Here is the original part:
They are the right resistance and rating, but you'd have to figure out how to affix the heavy wiring to the terminals. If you had a separate terminal strip, it'd work. The heat sink housing would need to be mounted on a separate plate otherwise it'd probably melt the fan housing.
There are three terminals on the OEM setup, two on one end, one on the other. This is how the factory did it with 12 gage wire:
And, here's the bypass mod:
There are three terminals on the OEM setup, two on one end, one on the other. This is how the factory did it with 12 gage wire:
And, here's the bypass mod:
