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dgoldwaters Associate Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Nigeria Posts: 50	1990 Volkswagen Golf - Radiator Fan 07/06/2009 4:37 AM
	How do i know what is causing the fuse of my radiator fan circuit of 1990 volkswagen Gulf 2 to get hot and melt or open the circuit thereby making the fan not to work? many a times the fan makes a woobling nice and some time it doesnt,some time it will make the noise and stop after awhile,i have replaced the fuse severally and have been wondering whats causing the fuse to open.
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#1 Re: My radiator fan circuit 07/06/2009 4:48 AM
	Ruptured fuses indicate a fault. Repeated rupture of the same fuse indicates a lack of attention on finding and eliminating the fault. Check the wiring with the fan disconnected from it so as to make sure the circuit downstream of the fuse is not shorting to chassis somewhere, and if it is, then correct it. Check the fan motor terminals, during spinning the rotor by hand. Is resistance to chassis satisfactory? Is resistance across the terminals satisfactory? If not, replace it. __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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lyn Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 42355 Good Answers: 1693	#2 Re: My radiator fan circuit 07/06/2009 4:51 AM
	If I understand what you said correctly, you need a new fan. The one you have is almost 20 years old. I'm guessing that "makes a woobling nice" means that it makes lots of noise? Things do wear out, you know. Even I could replace a radiator fan. Go buy one and put it in.
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BiomedWV Power-User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 183 Good Answers: 4	#3 Re: My radiator fan circuit 07/06/2009 6:20 AM
	Yeah, the wobbling is probably due to bearings wearing down/out. Then when your fan gets in a bind it is drawing too much current and blowing your fuse. Replacing your fan should do the trick.
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millerwm2002 Active Contributor Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 18	#4 Re: 1990 Volkswagen Golf - Radiator Fan 07/07/2009 6:10 AM
	The fan is worn out, replace it.
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dgoldwaters Associate Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Nigeria Posts: 50	#5 Re: 1990 Volkswagen Golf - Radiator Fan 07/07/2009 7:13 AM
	THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS,I AM NOW ABLE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT
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