Re: [DML] "When all else fails, get a bigger hammer?"

["Darin Wolf" <son_darin@xxxx>]

The fix seemed simple enough, to me it just seems that the fan was 
dirty, so it might behoove you to find some way to clean it out. If 
you can find some air in a can, which is usually sold at a computer 
hardware store, then you might use that in order to free the fan 
from the remaining debrees on the inside. I myself live on a dirt 
road where any time a single vehicle passes by, most of our vehicles 
are swamped by sand and dirt that tends to get into the doors and 
jam most of the systems. Often times the air in a can wouldn't be 
strong enough, and if that is the case then it might be better to 
use an air compressor with a tool used for air cleaning. I think I 
picked one up at either Nappa or Sears.


> doctordhd@xxxx wrote:
> 
>I'm not a guy who likes to use a hammer to fix things but after the 
advice on 
>the list I tried it. One of my cooling fans wasn't running so I 
jacked up 
>the "D" and slid under it to take a look. I unplugged the fan 
motor wires 
>and connected them to a 12 volt power supply. Then I tapped the 
back of the 
>motor housing ever so gently. The fan turned a couple of degrees. 
I thought 
>it was mearly from the vibration of the tapping but each time I 
tapped it 
>turned more and more until it ran by itself! Now it seems to work 
properly 
>when reconected. I'm not sure how long this "fix" will work but I 
can't seem 
>to figure out how to remove the motor without taking the entire 
front of the 
>car off. Any ideas and comment would be appreciated.
>
>Dave
>6530
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