[DeTomaso] cooling fan blowing fuse

[Brian Hill]

Thanks, being able to eliminate those from the equation helps.

Brian




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From: "PersoCaddy at aol.com" <PersoCaddy at aol.com>
To: mazdastuff at yahoo.com
Sent: Tue, November 2, 2010 6:12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] cooling fan blowing fuse

Hi yes its normal Pat Orlando EE.
 
In a message dated 11/2/2010 4:56:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
mazdastuff at yahoo.com writes:
Thanks    for verifying that.  I have learned to remove the passenger side    
seat.  

>Makes it easier to get up there.
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>I have acquired a    clamp on ammeter from sears.  when I apply power to either 

>motor the    amp readings start at 17 and go down to 10.  So now I ask...is that 
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>normal?
>Keeping in mind that I have aftermarket high volume fans.  
>
>Brian
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>From:    "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
>To: mazdastuff at yahoo.com;    SCPOCA at yahoogroups.com; detomaso at realbig.com
>Sent: Mon, November 1, 2010    9:17:47 PM
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] cooling fan blowing fuse
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>In a    message dated 11/1/10 19 02 19, mazdastuff at yahoo.com    writes:
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>Thanks Doug, Orville, and J.  Looks like I have    some work ahead of me.  Oh 
>well,
>>weather is getting cooler so it    will be more fun to work on.  J mentioned 
>>some
>>relays that might    also be damaged due to the way they are mounted on the 
>>car.  
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>>I am    aware of the cooling fan relays under the dash on the passenger    
>>side.   
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>Are
>>there others mounted in the    front?
>>
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>The later cars (1972 and later) mounted the fan relays    immediately behind the 
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>radiator on the passenger side, attached to the    front of the front trunk 
>compartment sheetmetal.   The 1971 cars    like yours mounted these same relays 
>on 
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>the relay panel under the dash,    behind the glovebox.
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>There is no philosophical distinction; the relays    function exactly the same 
>in 
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>either case.   There's no risk of    damage by having them in the cabin; they 
>are 
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>just less convenient to work    on.
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>The later cars powered the fans by fuses #11 and #12; #11 was 15    amp and #12 
>was 
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>25 amp (it also had some other jobs to handle at the same    time).   The early 

>wiring diagram shows both fans powered by a    single fuse (it appears to be 
>fuse 
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>#14, which would be one of the window    fuses?); I don't see a fuse power 
>rating 
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>listed however.
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>Methinks    your problems may be associated either with more-powerful fans, or 
>fans 
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>that are degraded and thus have a higher-than-normal amperage draw,    combined 

>with the flawed philosophy of powering both fans on the single    fuse?
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>Mike
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