Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 13:31:49 -0400 From: Steven Brezina <sbrezinanopsamtext.com> Subject: Re: C900 twin cooling fans ?
Thanks.. I'm in Ontario, Canada. My 900 was purchased to CDN specs through Saab IDS in Picadilly, London in August of '88. I'm the third owner. Steve KeithG wrote: > It depends on where you are located as to the importance, but I would > see if it is connected up. It should come on with the other fan (at > least in 2.0L 16V engines). Hook it up the the battery directly to see > if it will run, if it runs, diagnose the rest of the harness. It seems > that I have seen this fan with an 'aftermarket' wire hooked up on a > couple of cars maybe because it is undersized or draws too much > current... Actual diagnosis instructions would require that I have an > 8V Bentley, which I do not. If it is like the 16V I think it should > work like this: with key off and shorting the radiator temp sensor > (left side end cap of radiator) the left fan should run. With the key > on and a shorted temp sensor, the right side should run. Could be a > relay, gorund connection or a wiring issue. > > KeithG > > Steven Brezina wrote: > >> I'm missing something... >> >> My '88 900 8v has two cooling fans side by side up front, but I swear >> only one >> fan (passenger side) is hooked up to an electric motor and runs. I >> can spin >> the other fan freely, but I've never seen it come on. Should it >> be wired to come on? >> The car has AC, but it doesn't blow cold.. so I don't use it. Even >> with the AC >> activated, the second fan is stationary. >> >> Can someone please explain this? My Haynes manual shows only a single >> fan. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Steve >> >