1996 mustang radiator fan wont start?

alex6219 · 05-19-2009

My 1996 v6 mustang overheated yesterday because i ran out of antifreeze and i didnt know, but we just replaced the antifreeze about 2 months ago and the fluids are already gone.

So we checked the thermostat and found out that the gauge went bad and just replaced the whole thing, burped it and, put it all back together and put some more antifreeze in and ran it around the block so the engine would get hot so we could see if everything was working.

when we got back we looked and saw that the radiator/fan? wasnt spinning when i ran the engine, but we tested it by running power directly to the fan and the fan works, but then we tested the power to the cords that connect to the fan we found the we arent getting any power to the red (+) end so we think that the relay is not working?

any clue how to fix the power to the cords that connect to the fan? or which fuse powers those cords?

i cant drive my car until i fix it

MustDangRider · 05-19-2009

It may not have gotten ht enough. Park it and let it idle for about 15 min. it SHOULD get hot enough by then. I tested mine yesterday because it seems to always run hot. It began spinning 3/4 of the way through my temp. guage.

alex6219 · 05-19-2009

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Originally Posted by MustDangRider

It may not have gotten ht enough. Park it and let it idle for about 15 min. it SHOULD get hot enough by then. I tested mine yesterday because it seems to always run hot. It began spinning 3/4 of the way through my temp. guage.

well we did let it idle and we ran it around the block a few times to get it hot enough, but when we tested the power going through the cords we didnt get any power (at all) so thats why we think its not getting power?

2oo5GT · 05-19-2009

Could be a bad ccrm. i would think the V6's had one too. Did you check the fan relay or fuses?

alex6219 · 05-19-2009

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Originally Posted by 2oo5GT

Could be a bad ccrm. i would think the V6's had one too. Did you check the fan relay or fuses?

No i cant loacate the relays or fuses because i lost my owners manual, so i dont know where they are loacted so i can check them :\

stangdrifter · 05-19-2009

dose you fan come on when you turn on the a/c? the fan will run when the a/c is on.

alex6219 · 05-19-2009

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Originally Posted by stangdrifter

dose you fan come on when you turn on the a/c? the fan will run when the a/c is on.

No it doesnt, i turned on the A/C full blast and the fan doesnt move at all!

we tested the power to the cords and there is no power so im sure that the fuse or something is blown