An instrument for producing a current of air
Questions tagged [fan]
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Why are the blades of car radiator fans unevenly spaced?
Fans that look like this:
Is it to somehow help the balance of the engine?
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Shutting off fans at highway speeds
On my vehicle (92 Civic) and most others I've seen, the condenser fan comes on whenever the A/C clutch is engaged. This seems like a waste of electricity (and thus fuel) when cruising at 60-75 mph, where the air flow from the fan is going to be…
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Using sunshine to cool down the car
Why can't the sunshine (that turns a car into an oven) be used to run the aircon? Or at the very least, a fan?
For example - a long thin fan that fits into the top of the window - preventing it from closing all the way. Surely a solar panel the…
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Vauxhall Vectra C Blower Motor Sqealing / Clunking
I have just replaced my Blower Motor Resistor as my fan wouldn't work on any setting other than 4 (in line with a previous post: How to troubleshoot a fan that won't work unless it's on it's on the highest setting?). When on 4 I noticed a slight…
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Mazda 2 engine fan starts after turning engine off
Apologies for some unclear terms, I have no idea how some of the components are correctly called in english.
I have a 2003 Mazda 2 DY gasoline with about 77k KM driven. Since a couple of months, the fan in the front of the engine bay will start as…
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2009 prius front grill fans blowing air out
I have been having trouble with my ac blowing hot air at low speeds, and found my fans on the front grille are blowing air outwards instead of into the engine compartment. Im hoping its an easy fix, but any information on fixing this sort of issue…
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Fan accelerates increasingly when idle/at a stop
I have a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While sitting in idle/at a stop, temperature increases a little to just above 210 and the fan is increasingly loud - sounds like it's going to burst out. It also makes a clicking noise as the speed increases. After…
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Noisy blower fan in 92 Civic
The blower fan in my Civic is really loud on the high setting; from inside the vehicle, it's much louder than the engine and even louder than wind/road noise at highway speed. Reaching up under the glove box and putting pressure on the middle of its…
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Testing radiator fan
I took the fan out from my engine compartment and am now ready to test it. It consists of two fans, one larger than the other connected I believe in series with two large wires, one red, one brown running to the large fan motor and from there to the…
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How to troubleshoot a fan that won't work unless it's on it's on the highest setting?
My car fan won't work unless it's on 4 (full power). I have 4 options of power for the fan 1 - 4 but nothing happens on options 1 - 3.
I have taken the panel off and cleaned all the contacts for the fan control (with a bit of very fine sand paper)…
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"Fan hitting something" noise when switching on "Inside Air" button
When I start my car, and while it's still at idle and stationary, I hear a noise which sounds like a fan or belt hitting something, but at a low frequency of 4 Hz. The sound is like rubber or plastic impacting something and is not a chirp or squeal…
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The ac clutch kicks on and off in sync with the radiator fan. This is definitely not right. Whats wrong?
The clutch on the AC compressor and radiator fan seem to kick on and off at same time with a 2 to 3 second delay. I suggested maybe a relay fault or a faulty connector. Please help, mom has dialysis in the AM and she needs her vehicle this…
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The interior fan on my 2012 Fusion squeaks: lubricate it?
I recently purchased a used 2012 Ford Fusion. When the interior fan is blowing at a low speed (1 or 2), it makes an annoying squeak. Can I put a few drops of lubricant somewhere to fix this? Does it require pulling the entire dash apart? Thanks for…
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'93 Ford Ranger 3.0L V6 Engine Only Runs Without Fan
I've recently replaced the belt tension pulley and a little after a week the engine had trouble running. The next day I tried to start it it wouldn't run without constantly pressing on the gas while in neutral. I started removing components that I…
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Why do some air cooled engines use a fan with unevenly spaced blades?
The image below is of a "Predator 670" engine with the fan shroud removed. These engines are available in the United States at Harbor Freight. It is a simple air cooled twin cylinder design, commonly used for farm implements and go karts.
With the…
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