[6pack] Electric fan horror story

[Navarrette, Vance]

	Oliver:

	I had to laugh because this is so much like me when I work on a
project.

	1. Get the fan.
	2. Fan doesn't fit. Send fan back, get new fan.
	3. Install new fan. Blow fuse. Correct wiring error made during
installation.
	4. Discover fan is blowing wrong way. Reverse wires. Fan still
blows wrong way.
	5. Remove fan, reverse blades.
	6. Order replacement parts for fan that were damaged during
removal and reversal.
	7. Install fan with new parts.
	8. Drive car - fan makes horrible sounds due to blades hitting
radiator.
	9. Determine that left over fan parts were spacers needed to
prevent blades from hitting
           radiator.
      10. Rummage through trash to find discarded spacers.
	11. Remove fan, reinstall with spacers.
	12... Etc.

	So your experience could have been much worse. *I* could have
been your mechanic.

	Vance

    Vance Navarrette
    Cogito Ergo Zoom
    I think, therefore I go fast

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces+grant=bowtie6.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:6pack-bounces+grant=bowtie6.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Oliver
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 12:31
To: 6-Pack
Subject: Re: [6pack] Electric fan recommendation wanted

had to add this story.  my mechanic, what a moron, i should say former
mechanic, mounted the fan on the front of the radiator (pusher), but it
was
pulling.  no joke.  it was set up to pull air from the engine
compartment
out the front of the car.  worked ok because he set it up with a
thermostat
and removed the regular fan.  but it didn't come on until the engine got

kind of hot, so i decided to put in a switch and put the regular fan
back
on.  yeah.  that didn't work too well . . .

and he managed to find the only fan i think on the planet where if you
reverse the leads it doesn't turn the other direction.  after i replaced
it
i found out you could reverse the fan blades.  anyone want it????
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