> I think my radiator cooling cooling fan (passengers side) is running
> way slow. The condenser fan (drivers side) seems to be really cranking
> out the air.
>
> Are these two fans supposed to run at about the same speed/airflow?
should. id jumper the fan directly to the battery and see if it speeds
up. if it does, youve got flaky wiring or connections somewhere.
> What other year Accords use the same fan? (so I can junk yard it)
likely any 90-94 with air conditioning.
> Todd K.
Both fans should run about the same speed. Check the ground on the slow
fan...
Professor
www.telstar-electronics.com
Todd K. - 01 Aug 2005 05:47 GMT
Thanks for the tips. Its working now. Here's what I did:
Ran the diags from the service manual. While doing so, I noticed that
the fan would only run if I gave it a little spin. It still ran slow
though. So OK, bad motor. I took it out to try and rebuild the motor
(I did this succesfully on older Honda). Before I was to take the
motor apart, I hooked it up straight to battery just to make sure. It
ran great. Hooked it back up to connector. Ran the diags again.
Everything worked fine. I guess the jiggling to remove the fan freed
up some hung up brushes. I had a similar problem on the alternator
last fall. I removed a couple screws, jiggled the brush holder and
alternator has been fine since. A EE friend of mine says this is
common with small motors as the brushes wear down. They hang up and
the spring can't seat them properly on the commutator. A little jiggle
frees them up and they may run trouble free for a long time after that.
Todd K.
Frank Boettcher - 01 Aug 2005 15:19 GMT
Do you happen to know where you can get replacement brushes for those
little fan motors? I just replaced a motor and when I cracked it open
the only thing wrong with it was the brushes were worn down so that
they could no longer make contact with the commutator.
>Thanks for the tips. Its working now. Here's what I did:
>
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>Todd K.
Todd K. - 01 Aug 2005 16:50 GMT
I got mine at ACE hardware in those specialty hardware boxes.
Todd K.
Frank Boettcher - 01 Aug 2005 16:57 GMT
Thanks, I'll give them a try
>I got mine at ACE hardware in those specialty hardware boxes.
>
>Todd K.
SoCalMike - 02 Aug 2005 04:04 GMT
> Thanks, I'll give them a try
>
>>I got mine at ACE hardware in those specialty hardware boxes.
>>
>>Todd K.
lowes, home depot, and NAPA also have specialty hardware boxes, in case
ACE doesnt pan out.