electric fan good or not
04-23-2009, 06:30 AM
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One very easy way: turn on your A/C; it should kick the fan on regardless of the temperature. Found this out in the shop manual; it works on my '93 and is the only time I have EVER seen the electric fan turn on.
04-23-2009, 11:18 AM
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Bring a good battery or a portable jumpstarter and run your + and - wires from it to the fan. If the fan spins, it's good to go. It's how I did mine. You can also get em on ebay for about $60 new.
04-23-2009, 12:03 PM
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The fan should spin freely by hands with no noises. To properly test it you will need to hook the positive and negative wires to a battery, though.
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04-23-2009, 02:15 PM
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mine has not worked for a while but my temps have still been ok with out it but i need to fix it before summer hits and the 110 degree days come 
04-23-2009, 07:51 PM
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04-23-2009, 08:49 PM
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I bought a radiator with two electric fans on it at the jy last week for $30!!! I used the fans and saved the radiator in case I need it for something!!
04-23-2009, 10:28 PM
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im gona go do that tomorrow..
mine may not have worked since i bought it and i just realized it.
Radiator sprung a leak im thinking the original owner put some stop leak in it and since i ve been putting mixed stuff in it its probably flushing it out now.
lazy owners..
mark
mine may not have worked since i bought it and i just realized it.
Radiator sprung a leak im thinking the original owner put some stop leak in it and since i ve been putting mixed stuff in it its probably flushing it out now.
lazy owners..
mark
04-23-2009, 10:46 PM
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Well one of my fan turns but the left one (looking from inside the jeep) does not turn but the other one does. Is that bad? well i know its not good but like is it serious??
04-23-2009, 11:29 PM
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Studmifin-
Does your Jeep have two electric fans or one electric and one run by the belt?
If one is electric, turn on the A/C and see if both are spinning.
~K
Does your Jeep have two electric fans or one electric and one run by the belt?
If one is electric, turn on the A/C and see if both are spinning.
~K