Thermostate Setting for Failing Squarrel Fan

[Gregory OConnor]

Test each wire for continuity to ground.

Be sure your multimeter batteries are good. Turn to omega X1 test the
meter by touching the probes together. when probes touch each other,
the meter reads a value of one. when probes are touching nothing, the
meter reads infinity.

put one probe to ground, and one on a wire. if the meter stays on
infinity as it did when the probes were not touching each other in
the test, the items on each probe are not 'continious'. If you touch
one wire and ground and the meter moves to value of one, that wire
and that ground are continious hence wire is hooked to ground.

If a value between one and infinity is displayed on a ground wire,
that reveals that the ground wire is compramised. the value is
called resistance.


GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott
Forman" <sforman@...> wrote:
>
> There are two wires going to my original fan, green & yellow. Is
it
> safe to assume green is ground and yellow is hot?
>
> Thanks
> Scott
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "sfedeli3" <sfedeli3@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Scott,
> > Use the 12V + wire going to the squirrel cage fan as
a "trigger"
> for
> > a Bosch style relay. You will want to supply the main voltage to
the
> > fan directly from a 12V source in your charger/Rediline
compartment.
> > The fan will draw better than 12 amps, which would burn out the
> > thermostat contacts over time if you don't use the relay. Be sure
to
> > also use 10 or 12 ga. wire for the fan. The trigger wire from the
> > squirrel cage can be lighter size since it does not carry much of
a
> load.
> > I located the Bosch relay in the charger compartment and ran the
> > wires from the squirrel cage and to the fan through a 1/2" hole
in
> the
> > compartment wall. Make sure to use a grommet to prevent chafing
and
> > try to enclose all of the wires in wire loom or some sort of
> conduit.
> > If you are not familiar with how to wire the relay, this is a
great
> > project for learning- there are numerous links floating around
the
> web
> > with instructions. Also be sure to install a 20 A fuse between
the
> 12V
> > source and the relay.
> >
> > Shane Fedeli
> > 85PT40
> > Hershey, PA
> >
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <sforman@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Can someone explain how to run the wires for this set up?
> > >
> > > Scott Forman
> > > 86 PT38
> > > Memphis
> > >
> > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "sfedeli3" <sfedeli3@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Curt,
> > > >
> > > > My thermostat is mounted in the ceiling of the engine
> compartment
> > > > just above the alternator on my 6V92. It is about the size of
a
> > > small
> > > > bottle cap. I used it, in conjuction with a bosch relay, to
> power a
> > > > Hayden fan that cools the engine compartment. I used the
> largest fan
> > > > that I could find at Advanced Auto parts and mounted the fan
> behind
> > > > the grill that provides access to the curbside of the engine
> > > compartment.
> > > > Originally, I had set my fan to expel the hot air and work
in
> > > > tandem with the large engine fan to pass air through the
> > > compartment.
> > > > Once parked, however, I have achieved better results by
drawing
> > > cool,
> > > > outside air into the engine compartment, expelling it through
> the
> > > > radiator. I usually just reverse the wires on the fan,
causing
> it to
> > > > run backwards. This would cool the compartment so fast, that
> the
> > > relay
> > > > would shut it off, so I also installed a SPDT switch to
> override the
> > > > thermostat and leave the fan on. I may eventually install at
> DPDT
> > > > switch to reverse the polarity without having to pull the
wires
> off
> > > > the fan. This setup has worked fine for about 12K miles and
the
> fan
> > > > does not seem to mind running in reverse.
> > > >
> > > > Shane Fedeli
> > > > 85PT40
> > > > Hershey, PA
> > > >
> > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Curt Sprenger"
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Several of us have recently posted about the ratteling or
non
> > > working
> > > > > fan that is mounted in the upper rear area of the engine
> > > compartment.
> > > > > Does anyone know the thermostat degree setting for that
fan?
> > > Anyone
> > > > > know where that thermostate is located?
> > > > >
> > > > > My thought at this time is to control the add-in Hayden
fans
> to
> > > run
> > > > > off the same controls.
> > > > > --
> > > > > Curt Sprenger
> > > > > 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> > > > > Anaheim Hills, CA
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>