Date:         Sun, 31 Aug 2014 05:57:14 -0700
Reply-To:     mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: How to R/R radiator fan in 83 diesel?
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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You need to lower the radiator a little to get the shroud assembly off.
The hoses can remain connected.

If you have the complete larger fan harness then it should have a
resistor too. The larger motor needs a dedicated power feed from the
battery like VW did it. I wouldn't connect it to the old weaker style
fuse/relay panel at all.

Bentley page 97.200 shows a simple wiring implementation. The small
circle with a 21 in it is an error though as that should be the battery
post connection feeding the 50 amp fuse.

The harness you have is probably from a van with A/C so Bentley page
97.145 shows the detail but has some wire colors wrong. I can give the
three wire color corrections. Some of the wire connections shown should
be ignored for your fan conversion. It is simple stuff, don't use
connector #2h and don't use the 6 pin H connector.

Mark


Jim Felder wrote:
> My original blower motor continues to blow fuses as it draws more current.
> I have a late model (1989) motor, fan and shroud and a couple of harnesses
> for it.
>
> My questions are, can you do this R/R with the radiator in place or does it
> need to be dropped, and how do you deal with the wiring?
>
> The early models like the one in the car have the wiring going internally
> to the motor, the later ones have terminals. Any other differences to look
> out for?
>
> Jim
>