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Radiator cooling fan question (yup, I searched!)

BruceP
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May I ask if you have the Part number for the Ballast resistor?

My fan mod is not intended to fix a broken relay. It is intended to fix a broken ballast resistor, which is a common problem and the source of many cars running too hot. It works automatically and without the driver having to think about it. Fixing a relay is trivial but fixing the ballast resistor is more involved and requires buying a fairly expensive part.

If you don't want to have to operate a manual switch you can try my radiator cooling fan hack. It should take about 5 minutes to implement.

http://www.ppbb.com/boards/ppbbphp/showfla...;Number=1509504

The switch in my fan mod is not to correct a non functioning fan system or relay. Fixing the relay fault is quite simple and should be done with new relays when necessary. The fan mod is to turn on the HIGH speed fans at will and at any temperature. Or you can eliminate the switch altogether and have the high speed fans come on below a certain engine speed, vehicle speed, etc.

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May I ask if you have the Part number for the Ballast resistor?

My fan mod is not intended to fix a broken relay. It is intended to fix a broken ballast resistor, which is a common problem and the source of many cars running too hot. It works automatically and without the driver having to think about it. Fixing a relay is trivial but fixing the ballast resistor is more involved and requires buying a fairly expensive part.

If you don't want to have to operate a manual switch you can try my radiator cooling fan hack. It should take about 5 minutes to implement.

http://www.ppbb.com/boards/ppbbphp/showfla...;Number=1509504

The switch in my fan mod is not to correct a non functioning fan system or relay. Fixing the relay fault is quite simple and should be done with new relays when necessary. The fan mod is to turn on the HIGH speed fans at will and at any temperature. Or you can eliminate the switch altogether and have the high speed fans come on below a certain engine speed, vehicle speed, etc.

As long as your car is NOT a C4S (C4S uses a different resistor) the part number is:

996.616.101.00 Series Resistor -- US MSRP $90.42

smak Member

smak

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Thanks Loren.

May I ask if you have the Part number for the Ballast resistor?

My fan mod is not intended to fix a broken relay. It is intended to fix a broken ballast resistor, which is a common problem and the source of many cars running too hot. It works automatically and without the driver having to think about it. Fixing a relay is trivial but fixing the ballast resistor is more involved and requires buying a fairly expensive part.

If you don't want to have to operate a manual switch you can try my radiator cooling fan hack. It should take about 5 minutes to implement.

http://www.ppbb.com/boards/ppbbphp/showfla...;Number=1509504

The switch in my fan mod is not to correct a non functioning fan system or relay. Fixing the relay fault is quite simple and should be done with new relays when necessary. The fan mod is to turn on the HIGH speed fans at will and at any temperature. Or you can eliminate the switch altogether and have the high speed fans come on below a certain engine speed, vehicle speed, etc.

As long as your car is NOT a C4S (C4S uses a different resistor) the part number is:

996.616.101.00 Series Resistor -- US MSRP $90.42

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