Subject: Aargh - rad fan meltdown.

[Christopher Ritchie]

Question - what typically goes down with the radiator fan
on an 86 5kcsq?

Friend was driving my 5k tonight, called me, "I think the car
is overheating."  OK, turn heat on.  "It just died."

OK.  Walked to the car - rad fan is locked, car filled with
smoke, wires to fan are melted, nothing electrical seems to
work.

What gets melted with it?  Going to search archives in a few,
kinda not terribly patient right now:).  Have an 87
to steal parts from - huge compatibility issues?
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You'll also need to replace your fan motor.  The '87 should fit.

After you fix it, put a fuse inline with the power lead to the fan motor.
Starting with the 1989 model year, Audi put a 60 amp fuse in this line.  It
is an easy retrofit, and all the parts are available and cheap at your local
Audi dealer.  Check the archives for part numbers.
As you found out the hard way, this line is unfused.  When the fan motor
freezes up or shorts, you've got no protection on that circuit.

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