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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:11 PM
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While removing the upper radiator cover, i noticed that a previous owner had cut, and black taped, a green-yellow wire leading from a cluster of wires connected to the primary cooling fan. Anyone familiar with why this would have been done?
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 12:28 AM
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What year Vette??

The only reason that comes to mind is that he may have wired both fans together. That is a poor way to do that, which may be why it's not that way now.
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 12:41 AM
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sorry, its a 1990. when i get the engine back in, ill check the fan operation.
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 08:17 AM
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What we need to know is what wire got spliced and where did the added wire go? Probably the previous owner installed a switch in the cockpit to allow the fan/s to be manually turned on.
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 12:39 PM
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I looked at the wire...it was definately taped into the primary cooling fan wires--black, and black red. Not orig. equip. according to the wiring diagram. no fan switch inside the cockpit either. The other end was bare and just tucked in. I could not tell by looking at the secondary fan if it was ever attached there, so i pulled it off. i think its right that someone wired the two fans together.
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Mark
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