Charles Young
C Young
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- Sep 25, 2012
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I've done plenty of dumb things and this one is high on the list. Installed my new Intrepid fans with Caspers wiring. Went out for a brief ride down the road to warm the car and kick the fans on. I was only gone a couple of minutes, not exactly sure how long fans were on but when I pulled in the drive and popped the hood; one fan was running but the other was jammed, not spinning and smoking from the motor/fan hub. Burning plastic smell, yikes!I won't admit how I managed to make that happen but let's just say it was an installation error!!
Anyway, I assumed the fan was ruined. I shut the car off immediately, fixed the install issue and started the car back up. In a minute or so the fans came back on and both are running and look OK. So, if the motor was running but the fan was not turning,, what exactly was going on? Is there a clutch in there that was hot/smoking but not completely burned up? Any ideas? Suggestions/tests I can do to see if it is really OK?
Thanks.
Anyway, I assumed the fan was ruined. I shut the car off immediately, fixed the install issue and started the car back up. In a minute or so the fans came back on and both are running and look OK. So, if the motor was running but the fan was not turning,, what exactly was going on? Is there a clutch in there that was hot/smoking but not completely burned up? Any ideas? Suggestions/tests I can do to see if it is really OK?
Thanks.