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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 09:35 PM
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rad fans died uh oh

hey so was coming back from a week in boston today and noticed the fd running slightly hotter than normal but still not in the danger zone so i stopped to check it out to discover that one rad fan is completely seized and no longer working.
so does anyone know of the best place to buy a new set of stock fans or have others just gone aftermarket and custom when they failed. input would be awesome as i dont want to drive her till i get this fixed.
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 09:42 PM
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my research previously seems to have told me that no aftermarket solution comes close to the cooling power of the OEM fans. A replacement fan motor (no blade or shroud, just the motor) from mazda is over $400 :S.


PM me if you're interested in a rad fan motor, I have a spare in my garage since I had to replace a seized one previously and bought the full rad fan assembly from ebay
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 09:52 PM
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I have a VERY nice low mile Set from a Series 7 FD frontclip.

FS thread link:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...ns-f-s-996848/
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 11:40 PM
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Ray at Malloy Mazda for new set, otherwise ask around for a used set. Mazda canada is rip-off central.

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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 08:52 AM
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I would say source a used set.

My fan was on the way out (caught it before it died) and I sourced a used set through the board. Happy and cool ever since.

-Geoff
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