I have seen the bypass wire burn up also. It was only meant to be a temporary fix until the factory could come up with a more permanant solution which never happened. The best fix the Delorean coummunity has is Fanzilla. If you can only afford 1 Zilla product then invest in this one. It restores all of the origional functions of the cooling system (the fan fail light) and also solves the "fan kick" problem of both fans starting at the same time by sequencing them. You will also need to change the circuit breaker and otterstadt switch and replace any melted, overheated connectors. Unfortunatly the bypass wire is considered "better" than the origional fan fail relay because of the high failure rate of it! I agree the Fanzilla is expensive but the only negative comments I ever heard about it is the price. Anyone who installed 1 will tell you it is worth it. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, Todd Masinelli <tmasin@xxxx> wrote: > > I would also replace the fan fail relay. A bypass is better but the > > Fanzilla is best. The bypass wire won't operate the fan fail light and > > it will eventually burn up. > > This one strikes close to home, since I've had two wire jumpers burn up on > me since I bought my car in April 2001. (see pictures in the Photos section > under "Burnt Fan Wire Jumper") The first one melted a little within a few > months of ownership, and the other one burned up big time in late September > when I returned from the River City Autofest in Evansville. > > Am I to understand that this is common? If so, why are these jumpers > considered viable solutions to the original blue module? What causes this > problem of burning up, and why don't the fuses seem to be doing their job? > And, most importantly, is this really as simple to fix as buying a Fanzilla? > Or is there an underlying problem with my car that will still be there no > matter what is plugged into the socket? > > Not sure where to start on this one, so any help would be greatly > appreciated. > > Thanks, > __________________ > Todd Masinelli > VIN 6681 (Nov '81)