How to..create a manual fan switch!
Staging Lane
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Ottawa
can't you just make your own switch? i did it on my bird, sure it's a v6 but i'm almost certain the wiring is the same... if you want the 'walkthrough'/writeup how to do it yourself, let me know. it would cost you maybe 10bucks and 20mins of your time
Staging Lane
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 73
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From: Ottawa
fair enough... here you go guys!
http://shbox.com/1/fan_sw_diagram2.jpg
http://www.freewebtown.com/Loochy88/ManualFanSwitch.htm
http://shbox.com/1/fan_switch_wires.jpg
http://shbox.com/1/fan_sw_diagram2.jpg
http://www.freewebtown.com/Loochy88/ManualFanSwitch.htm
http://shbox.com/1/fan_switch_wires.jpg
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From: The beautiful Kingdom of Bahrain
Originally Posted by Dragframe
i personally think the switch thing is getto... i would just have the turn on time changed...
and your buddy who jumped the relays could make you a switch if you wanted
and your buddy who jumped the relays could make you a switch if you wanted
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From: The beautiful Kingdom of Bahrain
Just a thought but I think having a switch in the end may be well worth it. I remember when my temp switch went out and it was such a pain. Having a switch can be used not only when at the track but for emergency purpuses like a shot relay on the way home or bad temp switch. Couple that with a electric waterpump that turns on with the acc at the track...
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From: Raleigh, NC
I had this problem.
Trouble-shooting, I found the fans would work, the fuse was not blown, but my fans would not come on. The water temp would not cool down. It didn't make any sense.
I'll tell you why mine had stopped working. The jack that the 10 amp mini fuse is plugged into does not make good contact. Solder some thickening on the fuses's contact points, then insert it into the fuse box's jack. This will ensure a good connection.
It's a crazy defect, and at first it was intermittent.
Trouble-shooting, I found the fans would work, the fuse was not blown, but my fans would not come on. The water temp would not cool down. It didn't make any sense.
I'll tell you why mine had stopped working. The jack that the 10 amp mini fuse is plugged into does not make good contact. Solder some thickening on the fuses's contact points, then insert it into the fuse box's jack. This will ensure a good connection.
It's a crazy defect, and at first it was intermittent.
Last edited by Black LS1 T/A; May 7, 2006 at 05:26 PM.
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