Re: Constant tripping of the cooling fan breaker

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

You probably have a cooling fan going bad. Not a good idea to jump the 
breaker as the wiring shouldn't carry more than 40 amps continuously. 
Could also be a bad otterstadt switch because the fans are supposed to 
cycle, if they don't you will pop the circuit breaker too. Check that 
the fans do indeed cycle on and off and make sure the fans are not 
loose on the shafts of the motors and that both motors are blowing in 
the correct direction. I am assuming the motor isn't running too hot? 
If you have the old syle pipe for the otterstadt switch modify to the 
later style. A Fanzilla cannot correct problems in the cooling system, 
it is only an upgrade for the Fan Fail Relay.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Montgomery, Ken" <kenm@xxxx> wrote:
> Hi gang,
> 
> I've come across a problem I've not been able to solve. The circuit 
breaker
> to the cooling fans keeps tripping when the air conditioner or the 
otterstat
> has them switched on. It happens after the car and fans have been 
running
> for a while and the breaker has become hot. I thought I may have 
just had an
> old or defective breaker (40 amp) but the replacement does the same 
thing. I
> have a FanZillia, the fuses on it are holding and both fans turn 
easily. Why
> are they drawing so much current? I'd just jump the breaker and rely 
on the
> fuses but That's just not a good answer.
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>