Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:20:35 PST From: mojavegnospamveg.iwvisp.com (Everett M. Greene) Subject: Re: Radiator Fan is killing my battery!
"Will Frazier" <leibestoternospamail.com> writes: > Hey everyone. I have a 1988 Saab 9000. After purchasing the vehicle > from the previous owner, I noticed that the radiator fan would stay on > after the car had shut off (i'm not sure if this is normal). some > months later, the fan switch went bad, and i replaced it. After > replacing the fan switch, I began to pay more attention to the fan, > seeing that it now switches on whenever the car is started, regardless > of how cold the engine is, and it will stay on for 10 or so minutes, > regardless of how long the engine is running. This has been causing my > battery to go dead whenever i turn the car on for a short period. I > could really use some advice on this one. Could I have possibly hooked > the fan switch up wrong? You definitely have something wrong. Either the cooling system has a problem or the fan switch is misfunctioning. I live in one of the hotter places in the U.S. and the fan rarely runs at all and when it does, it's only for a minute or so. Even on the hottest days, when I return home, the fan will come on when I park in the garage but the fan has gone off by the time the garage door has closed or shortly thereafter.
