Down-draft radiator fan failure

[mrkane]

(07-31-2013 23:31)Ron from Big D Wrote:  It is not necessary to drain the coolant in order to replace the fan motor. You can get a replacement motor at any appliance parts house. Many home appliances use this same motor.

R.E. Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40

Ron:

Once the motor is in hand, a replacement condenser motor should be available, if there were any parts houses in this area. Do you have a reference for GE motors which would give the shaft diameter and length?

As shown in the picture, the fan shroud sits on a plenum over the radiator. The bolts holding the plenum to the radiator are fairly accessible, but the hose prevents sliding the fan out as a unit with the plenum attached to the shroud.

I cannot yet tell if I can reach the bolts on the back of the shroud to separate it from the plenum. It will surely be easier if they are accessible, and in that case removing the hose might be unnecessary.

(Doing any repair work is usually forbidden in RV parks, consequently I will need to perform the task elsewhere, and quickly, to avoid unwelcome attention.)

--M.R.Kane
1987 PT40 'Sleipnir'
currently Iron River, MI