Date:         Sun, 29 Aug 2021 13:52:37 -0700
Reply-To:     vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@COX.NET>
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From:         vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: bad ground on radiator fan motor
Comments: To: Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
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That fan has a brown ground wire and you could splice into that wire
with another #12 or #10 wire and screw the other end to bare metal on
the van body.

Mark

Thomas Casal wrote:
> Hey Guys, I'm Reviving an old thread here. I have an older style fan and
> was curious what the best way to add an extra ground is. Can I just attach
> the wire to the body of the fan with a carefully placed screw? If not what
> would be the best way to add an extra ground wire. My fan hasn't worked in
> a minute I confirmed that the motor was good by jumpering it. Fan was
> intermittent for a while then totally died.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 5:34 PM vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Yes, the failed rad fan ground connection has become pretty common
>> lately and often becomes intermittent first. I often add a dedicated
>> local ground wire but I drill a hole in the chassis nearby so anyone
>> working on the rad fan/wiring in the future can plainly see the added
>> ground point.
>>
>>