Fwd: 80Q cooling fan...Help!

[Sandy Duffy <sandyduffy@home.com>]

>Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 19:53:40 -0700 (MST)
>From: Brian Link <bflink@ouray.cudenver.edu>

Brian:

The thermistor itself might be shorted and allowing the fan to run 100% of
the time.  Check that first.  I would be highly suspicious of it.  It turns
the fan on when conditions get hot enough.

HTH

Sandy

>My friends 88 80Q cooling fan didn't work.  He asked his repair shop to
>look at it when they were doing other things to it.  In short they
>replaced the thermistor and now the fan runs constantly.  The shop said a
>few hours of electrical trouble shooting would be necessary to find the
>probable short.  I think it is a dirty relay or bad temp switch.  If any
>one has trouble shooted this same problem please let me know.
>
>Thanks
>Brian Link
>Boulder, CO.
>