Check the appropriate fuse in the fuse block, John. The fan in my 83 diesel stopped working once, and when I looked at the fuses, the plastic body of the fan fuse had melted to nothing. I replaced the plastic fuses with all ceramic and all has been fine since. Jim On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 4:21 PM JonVO <jondvo@gmail.com> wrote: > I believe your carat should have a 3 prong connector located just behind > the RH side of lower grill, on the radiator. Remove the connector & > short pins 1&2 or 1&3. Fan should run. I think 1&2 are low speed & 1&3 > are high speed. A thermal switch on the radiator may be the culprit, I > have seen these stop functioning. > Jon > > > On 5/31/2016 3:13 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > > How is the radiator fan turned on and off, and just how is the speed > > adjustment ccomplished? > > > > At the moment, my fan simply does not run. I want it to run, and run > > correctly. > > > > John > |
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