Re: [DMCForum] Climate control fan & hot relays

[Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ah, OK... All of the relays are original. Ouch! After a year of
DeLorean ownership, you would think I should have known better. To be
honest I never thought much of it. They all worked and looked clean so
I assumed they were OK. Time to order new ones.

The pink & red wires on the fan blower (they go into the same
connector) were both a little warm after running on speed 4 for
awhile. Not super hot, just warm to the touch. I'm assuming this is to
be expected considering the original relays & circuit breakers... but
if I should do anything with this besides replacing the above, please
let me know.

-Ryan

On 5/13/05, Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Marc & Chris. I'll check the wires; not sure if they got hot or
> not. I will also check the relays. They are metal, and may very well
> be original. If they are, I'll replace all of them, as well as the
> circuit breakers.
> 
> -Ryan
> 
> On 5/13/05, Chris Almy <chris.almy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Ryan,
> > You didn't mention what type of relays you have. The factory original ones
> > are underrated. You can identify them by their metal case. If they are
> > metal with a diagonal line on top, then they were upgraded. You can place
> > them using the standard Bosch 0 332 209 150 relays.
> >
> > Also, has the fan circuit breaker been replaced? No surprise that it too is
> > underrated from the factory.
> >
> > Chris
> > VIN 4099
> >
> > At 02:14 PM 5/13/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> > >Something's fishy with my electrical system; the climate control fan
> > >kicked off today while I was driving down the road. Must have tripped
> > >a circuit breaker, as it came back on after some number of seconds. I
> > >turned it down to "3" (it had been on "4") to run the current through
> > >the other relay for the time being and made my way home.
> > >
> > >Both fan speed relays were quite hot to the touch. Hot enough to be
> > >very uncomfortable touching for anything more than a quick tap;
> > >probably would leave a burn if you held your hand there for more than
> > >a few seconds. That can't be right.
> > >
> > >My fan blower is new (well, almost a year old now, but that's new
> > >enough for me). Can I just replace the relays? Or should I be looking
> > >at something else?
> > >
> > >-Ryan
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
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> >
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