Re: Cooling fans and the ignition

["Harold McElraft" <hmcelraft@xxxx>]

It sounds like your relay is sticking. The circuit that starts the 
relay is activated with the ignition switch but the wire going to 
the relay to run the fans is "hot at all times". Get a heavy duty 
relay from John Hervey (40 amps). Both fans take a full 22 amps at 
run (11 amps each) and nearly 40 amps to start them. That is a lot 
to take away from the starter circuit - especially if your battery 
is low or marginal.

Harold McElraft - 3354


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Joe Angell <jangell@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> I have a curious problem with my DeLorean:
> 
> Let's say I take the car out for the day. During my trip it gets 
hot 
> enough that the cooling fans come on. At this point, if you turn 
the 
> car off and then try to turn it back on again, it won't start.
> 
> I noticed that while the ignition is tripped, everything is off in 
the 
> car -- except the cooling fans. More often than not, the solution 
is 
> to pull open the relay compartment and pull out the cooling fan 
relay; 
> the car starts right up then.
> 
> Anyone else seen this? Shouldn't the fans also be off when you 
turn 
> the ignition so the starter can get enough power?
> 
> I've also noticed that on the other cars I've owned, the cooling 
fans 
> stay on when the car is off if it is still too hot. I notice this 
does 
> not happen on the DeLorean; the fans go off with the car. Is this 
> normal?
> 
> Also, my relays seem to get quite hot, so it looks like I'll be 
> tightening the sockets this weekend.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -- Joe