[DeTomaso] Radiator Fan Relays

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

My car is a July '71 car.

Tomas
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Bob Timma [mailto:ddbt10 at msn.com]
  Sent: den 13 september 2011 22:26
  To: guson at home.se; detomaso
  Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Radiator Fan Relays


  Tomas,
  I will have to check later tonight, I'm not in a position right now to
check the wiring diagram. What model year is the wiring diagram for?
  Thanks,
  Bob T.
  #3952


  > From: guson at home.se
  > To: ddbt10 at msn.com; detomaso at realbig.com
  > Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Radiator Fan Relays
  > Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:43:29 +0200
  >
  > Bob,
  >
  > On the diagram that I have in front of me there is a relay #10 called
  > General relay. The coil is powered by the ignition switch and the power
is
  > taken from the ammeter and routed to a handful fuses, among them the one
  > feeding the radiator fans. I conclude that the radiator fans are not
loading
  > the ignition switch. Other items fed by this relay are window motors,
heater
  > fan and AC clutch and condenser fan.
  >
  > Tomas
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
  > [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Bob Timma
  > Sent: den 13 september 2011 21:19
  > To: kenn_green at yahoo.com; detomaso
  > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Radiator Fan Relays
  >
  >
  > Ken,
  > The radiator fan power through the original wiring goes through the
ignition
  > switch. Thus if you have a high radiator fan load, you could melt the
  > ignition switch. The relay diverts radiator fan power so it comes
directly
  > from the fuse box or where ever you have it hooked up to. The ignition
  > switich circuit is used to activate the relay coil. So I would recommend
the
  > mod.
  > Bob T.
  > #3952
  >
  >
  > > Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:10:07 -0700
  > > From: kenn_green at yahoo.com
  > > To: detomaso at realbig.com
  > > Subject: [DeTomaso] Radiator Fan Relays
  > >
  > > I noticed that one of the blade fuse upgrades (maybe all of them)
includes
  > fan relays. Is there a reason (age?) to not use the original relays?
  > >
  > > Ken
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