Heating Fan Issues!!

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

If you have power to the fan switch and power to the posts after the switch, 
it sounds like the fan isn't getting enough current to run. Check the power 
source connections.



Julie Macfarlane
Menlo Park Research & Development
Internet Application Developer
www.menloparkrandd.com
www.montgomeryweb.org
Amsterdam NY





>From: Eric S <scirocco81@vwmail.net>
>Reply-To: scirocco81@vwmail.net
>To: "Chris D. Edwards" <chris@westcoastpromos.com>,scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Heating Fan Issues!!
>Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 23:28:04 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>Are the wires going to the resistor getting power when the fan switch is 
>on? (test at the resistor).
>
>--
>Eric
>www.VintageWatercooleds.com
>
>79 VW Iltis
>81 Scirocco S (*TDI* swap and complete restoration in holding pattern)
>81 Rabbit Truck 2.0 16v Motronic
>90 Corrado TDI
>91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
>
>
>
>--- "Chris D. Edwards" <chris@westcoastpromos.com> wrote:
>Hey everybody, for ythe first time I have a problem with my 81 Scirocco
>and can't solve it.  I lost my heating/defrost fan here a day or two ago
>and can't figure it out.  I have power to the fan switch, and I have
>power to the leads from the fan switch, the ground is good, but no fan.
>I can jumper between the battery + to the fan power post and the fan
>runs fine.  If its a gound issue, were on God's green earth could it
>be.  The only ground the fan has is fine or it wouldn't run when I
>jumper the positive lead only.  Being that it is cold and moist here in
>the NW a defrost fan is a must!!  Someone please give me some ideas of
>what I could check next.  As far as I can tell there is no relay
>anywhere in the system for the fan, only the Resistor on the fron of the
>fan, but the highest setting on the fan switch bypasses the resistor, so
>it shouldn't be the problem.  I DON'T KNOW, BUT I AM GOING INSANE!!!!!!
>
>Any help is greatly appreciated!
>
>PS Yes I tried a different fan motor.
>
>Chris Edwards
>81 Scirocco JH
>81 Scirocco 16V
>
>
>
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