Well Carter, the easy one... the metal bushing is a one-time-only devise
for locking the fan onto the water pump. You must have a new one each
time. The rest I leave to the electrical wizards.
Peter C
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At 02:26 PM 4/27/2001, you wrote:
>Well here I go again! As some may recall I asked for help last week with my
>alternator. Long story short. Alternator fried, and battery had a bad cell.
>I have both new. When I bought my 79' midget last year it overheated a couple
>of times. I must remind you that I'm not very mechanical and I'm learning as
>I go. I found the original fan that goes on the water pump in the trunk and
>the PO had added a little electric fan in front of the radiator. Since I was
>putting in a new alternator, I decided it would be a good time to put that fan
>back on as well. Too easy. There is a metal bushing or ring that goes around
>the water pump and then the fan slides on. No problem. But what keeps the
>fan from sliding right back off and into my radiator? Problem one..Now back
>to my electrical problems. new alternator in new battery as well. Ready to
>go. As you may re-call, my head lights before would not go out. if the
>battery was hooked up the lights were on as well as the red indicator light on
>the dash and my right turn signal. I hooked up the battery and I'm in luck no
>head lights, no lights on my dash. I'm getting cocky thinking this isn't so
>hard. My first time and it is working great. I start the car. Should I
>continue???? Well the fan started grinding against the radiator, So I turned
>the car off. How many of you out there guessed that my head lights and lights
>on the dash are now back on with the car off? If you did you are right. I
>was told to check the solenoid last time. I did this and I don't see any heat
>damage except there is a white wire with a green stripe not connected. It
>looks like the connector has broken or burned off? Is this a clue? For info
>I have taken the switch out of the dash for the lights, incase it was the
>switch causing them to stay on but with it unplugged the lights are still on.
>I'm stuck if anyone may have an Idea to help me with my problems or maybe just
>one I'd be very thankful..
>Carter
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