Cascade Crew

Leejo2005 · Member Joined: 12 Jul 2009 Posts: 466 Location: Kennewick

I need a factory electric radiator fan for my bird. Turns out mine doesn't work anymore.

aaron_sK · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:25 pm Post subject:

Did you test the motor to confirm it's not the relay or harness?

alloy · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:30 pm Post subject:

A new fan motor for a dual fan setup is only $25 at schuck's if it is the motor that's bad.

Al Hasse · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:22 pm Post subject:

I forget what I pulled mine from at the junkyard. The fellow behind the counter looked up what had the same fan motor and directed me to the area of the yard to pull it. After not being able to pull that particular motor, I looked around and found some same motors on a couple of other cars. I pulled two and had them tested only to have one smoke and one good one.

The good one is in my car now, but I have since gone to NAPA and bought a new replacement motor for about $25 IIRC, about $10 more than the junk yard motor. When I get around to it, the NAPA fan motor is going in my car because the junker will fail eventually.

alloy · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:51 pm Post subject:

Considering your time spent in the wrecking yard and changing out the motor twice because it may fail later, it's not really worth putting a used motor in for $10 less is it Al? Wink

Al Hasse · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:54 pm Post subject:

You got that right Cool

I have yet to put the new one in though Laughing

alloy · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:56 pm Post subject:

One of mine failed and I didn't even think about a used one. Some things you just buy new and never look back Wink

Peace of mind knowing the new one wont leave me stranded is worth a lot to me.

Leejo2005 · Member Joined: 12 Jul 2009 Posts: 466 Location: Kennewick

I checked the power and it's good, the wires get hot so i think something in the motor is shorted. It spins freely however. I only have a single fan setup at the moment, to clarify.

alloy · Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:27 pm Post subject:

The motor is just worn out then. Buy a new one and be done with it for many years to come.

Leejo2005 · Member Joined: 12 Jul 2009 Posts: 466 Location: Kennewick

Yeah I think I'm going to just replace the motor.

Al Hasse · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:23 pm Post subject:

I still need to replace mine with the new one I have. It's part number 655-1588 at NAPA and my receipt says $30 for a single fan setup.