Date:         Sun, 31 Aug 2014 10:03:14 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: How to R/R radiator fan in 83 diesel?
Comments: To: mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net>
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Excellent. Thanks, Mark. Yes, the harness I have is complete with resistors
and is from an AC van. I will check out the Bentley an try to give this ago
next weekend. It will be nice to have this turbo'd van back on the road!

Jim


On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 7:57 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>