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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 03:51 PM
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Electric fan wont kick on

I started up my rx7 and didnt realize it untill I shut it off. the fan was not kicking on, then I saw 3 drops of coolant on the ground. the engine got to 3/4 hot and im hoping it didnt do any damage.

any reason my fan wouldnt kick on, I checked the fuse.
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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Your car has a factory electric fan?

I don't believe they came with them.
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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a friend of mine had a similar problem and i think he replaced the fan clutch to fix it.
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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from victoria british

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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 04:03 PM
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You have it on it's own fuse and you've checked it.


Buy a new fan.
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 04:06 PM
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Did you also get the fan controller with the kit from VB? If you did, it's probably set too high.
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 04:18 PM
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its been working fine

I cranked it up earlier and it worked just fine. I dunno, maybe it is the fan.



and the coolant is HOT. wow my engine has been turned off now for about 25 minutes and the coolant lines are still hot.
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 04:20 PM
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Recheck your wiring. My money is now on a bad ground.
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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umm a wire looks like its beencut I reconnected it and it starts right up.

I dunno if its been cut or its been sabatodg :smiley_12 ed but im gonna fix this!!!
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