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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 08:17 AM
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Doing the Fan Switch Mod. Something Weird Happening...

I'm in the process of the the fan switch mod from http://rx7.voodoobox.net/howto/fanswitch/fanswitch.html
I want to do the same thing that guy did. I tapped into each of those relay wire with 2 wires. Then I connected the wires. I plan on running a wire from there onto a switch inside the car. I didn't find a switch yet, so right now I have those 2 wires connected.
Anyways, when the fans come on and I shut off the car, the fans stay on. What the heck?
Is this supposed to happen?
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 08:32 AM
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If the two wires are connected together then they get grounded (ie. touch some metal part of the car) then they will stay on. I wired a switch (from Radio Shack) by the crotch AC vent and it works great..only thing is you have to remember to turn it off all the time...I tried to wire a light that comes on when the fans are on and off when they are off but aparently I am too stuid to pull that off. Gud Luk

P.S. Check my sig for where I mounted my switch
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 08:41 AM
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The fans don't come on when the 2 relay wires are connected. They just stay on if they happen to be on before I shut off the car...
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 08:43 AM
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How are you turning them on if you don't have a switch?
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 08:50 AM
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Originally posted by apneablue
How are you turning them on if you don't have a switch?
The site says that if you connect those 2 wires, the fans will run stronger when they come on. Like if the ECU wants the fans to run on LOW, they will run MED and MED --> HIGH. I left it like this because I didn't go get a switch yet.
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 08:57 AM
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Ok, this is the site that I followed and it worked great for me and they still come on when the t-stat kicks them on...

Check this site

http://rx7.voodoobox.net/howto/fanswitch/fanswitch.html
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 08:58 AM
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That's the site I'm using too.

Could tapping those 2 wires together cause the fans to stay on for 10 minutes after shut down?
I'm gonna have to check that out later today...
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 09:01 AM
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After shutdown if your temps are high (I think around 210°f) the fans will come on and stay on for a while. Mine does that.
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 06:39 PM
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Your FD most likely has had the fan wiring update done, so you're basically triggering the 10-minute cooldown sequence. Using the wiring setup from the voodoobox site, you'll only be able to run the fans on low with one switch; if you try to wire it for medium or high, it won't work with the car running-- it will only trigger the 10-minute sequence when you shut the car off. I haven't tried it yet, but FDjunkie told me that you cannot get the fans to run on medium until they are already running on low; in other words, the fans have be on already before they'll run on medium speed. So you need another switch (or a three-way switch) so that you can trigger the medium fan speed.
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 08:22 PM
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Hmmm damn.
Well when I ground one of the wires from one of the relays, the fan comes on. I think I'll stick with that for the switch.
Thanks for the info, Kento!
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