[Vwdiesel] Fans blowing fuse - 95TD, a bit winded too ...

[Derek]

I'll have a look at that resistor as soon as I get the chance.  I am working
the next two nights and won't even see my wife until Friday night.  I really
do hope that I find something though, at least it will make me feel better
to say " oh, that's it" and be on my way.  But the last I looked, the wires
were in really good shape.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Cameron" <scameron at compmore.net>
To: "Derek" <weasel1 at sympatico.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Fans blowing fuse - 95TD, a bit winded too ...


> I have a 94, and although it has not yet blown a fuse, I have had some
problems.
>
> 1..Idiot working on A/C left it unplugged
>
> 2.. This past summer, the fan quit on a long road trip. Nursed it home
> without A/C, and dug in to the wiring...and found (wish I was paul
> Harvey)...In a taped up blob near the fan, between the rad temp sw and the
> motor, found a hand made (at the factory) soldered splice, not well enough
> taped, into which salt water had leaked, and completely disolved the wire
to
> green powder.
>
> Repaired and taped carefully, from now on, always use liquid tape or
> silicone caulking on all wire joints, soldered or plugged, Incl the crimp
ones.
>
> This does not help you.
>
> Check the big resistor on the back of the fan frame, that it can't rattle
> around and touch the frame and short. The terminals are not well
protected.
> Also check the body of the resistor that the enamel has not worn off and
> bared the wire or terminals.
>
> The brown wire out of the motor connector is grounded. Make sure none of
the
> other wires, red/blkstripe, red/whtstripe, are sharing a splice blob that
> may have an internal short.
>
> The wiring on my 94 is a pitiful mess, both back windows have quit,
several
> other electricals have stopped working, incuding cruise and alarm.
> I just fix / rebuild the ones I need.
> If it wasn't a diesel, I wouldn't let it in the driveway. The A2s are
better.
>
> Sandy
>
>