Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 13:47:21 -0400 From: "Tom R." <tjrafterynospamast.net> Subject: Re: Radiator Fan is killing my battery!
It may not be the radiator fan. I have the same problem on a 1988 Turbo Convertible which we use for summer driving only. It was driving me crazy, then I discovered that the car has two alarm systems. In theory you can turn both of them off, but I learned that the second alarm is nearly impossible to keep off. I installed a kill switch at the battery and now when I start the car it instantly fires up despite months of non-use. If we leave the summer place after a weekend, I open the kill switch. Prior to the kill switch, we were lucky if the car fired up the next weekend. Now no problems other than to reset the clock and remember the radio code. Tom "Will Frazier" <leibestoternospamail.com> wrote in message news:1145379812.267539.13590nospam2000cwe.googlegroups.com... > 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? > > -Will > Leibestoternospamail.com >
