riceburner1r2001

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i put in a electric fan and for some reason i keep on blowing fuses. Its a ford taurus fan that i got from the junkyard. I put in a 60 amp fuse and its fine. I just picked up this weekend a fan from a escort but havent put it on yet another fan and it says 30 amp. AM i doing something wrong with hooking up the taurus fan or is the fan just bad... thanks AMPM BOY OUT

Rx-7Doctor

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Sounds like the fan motor is either not grounded properly or it's just shot. rx7doctor

Siraniko

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the taurus, if I remember correctly are 2 speed fan, not single. So try running the low speed. IF not, its incorrectly wired assumming that the motor is in good condition

nevarmore

http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/efaninstall.htm

jgrewe

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Are you running this through a relay? The fan draws a lot of current and if you are running wires to a switch on the console and back to the fan they better be 10 or 12 gauge. I bought a car that had been fried by a guy doing electric fans with 14 guage wire. They melted car had small fire(no fuse). DUH!

Kentetsu

Yes, make sure you use a relay. Otherwise, even if you use 10 ga wire you will have a tough time finding a switch that can take the heat...