[Vwdiesel] Solved! Re: 91 Eco Fan Troubles

[decker at toledotel.com]

Hi Will;
    Give me dimensions of the fan shroud the fans are mounted on. I have a
dual fan setup with the second fan driven by a belt. I think it came from a
Quantum but it might be from an Audi.
    I should get to Anchorage about Wednesday evening the 20th of May and
leave for Fairbanks the next morning. I would probably be willing to trade
it for some parts from your pickup.
Brian Decker
Western Washington

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Taygan" <william at taygan.com>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 2:57 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Solved! Re: 91 Eco Fan Troubles


> Solved: bad bearing burned out relay - fuses and fan fine.
>
> Dual fan setup (Ecodiesel and Corrados?).  The 2nd fan (v-belt from the
> main radiator fan) bearings are shot.  Fan seized, and burned out the
> A/C relay, but only the part that runs the fan.  Fan itself is fine,
> fuses are fine.  Hmmmm....  I put a lump of solder to reconnect the #5
> radiator fan terminal to the #4 hot terminal on the relay, cut the belt
> to the 2nd fan, and the car is alive!
>
> Now to order a 2nd fan (nearly $200 - more than the fan with motor, but
> still available new.) and another v-belt ($5ish)
>
> Do I take it on the road trip with only one fan?  It does pull well up
> those passes....
>
> Thanks, Will.
>
> P.S. there is a little 30A fuse on TOP of the fuse block.  I'm thinking
> that it's the #23 fuse.
>
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