Re: Relay stuck - radiator fan, 86 4kq

[Dave Conner <conner@cfm.ohio-state.edu>]

Thanks for the tip, Herb.
I guess the reason the relay gets stuck in running the fan but not the horn
is due to the higher current.
I'll get the sandpaper out.
Dave C.

At 08:18 PM 8/29/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Dave,
>
>Pry the relay in question carefully apart and clean the contacts with fine
>sandpaper. Had the same problem for a couple of years. Picked this trick up
>here in the list a year or so ago - haven't had a problem since. Wish you
>same success!
>
>Herb
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave C. <conner@cfm.ohio-state.edu>
>To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
>Date: Saturday, August 29, 1998 19:27
>Subject: Relay stuck - radiator fan, 86 4kq
>
>>The radiator fan occasionally continues to run on after the temperature
>>drops to the point where it should stop.  I can make it stop by tapping on
>>the relay.  There are three identical relays in the fuse block and I've
>>swapped them all with the fan relay and it has happenned with all of them.
>>The other two are for the A/C and the horn.  This doesn't happen every time
>>but it's too often to ignore.
>>What is causing this?  All these relays are probably old but they work OK
>>for the horn, and the A/C has been removed so I can't say how that
>>functioned.  Would a shiny new relay fix the problem or is something else
>>at fault?
>>Ideas anyone?
>>
>>Dave Conner
>>Columbus, OH
>>91 200Q 20v avant
>>89 100E
>>87 5KS
>>86 4KQ