# Fans

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/fans/10771>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 17, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fans/10771 "2008-02-17T15:03:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![48ford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/91b2a8/32.png) [@48ford](https://community.cartalk.com/u/48ford)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fans/10771/1 "2008-02-17T15:03:57Z")

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the fans in the radiator dont work

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**Author:** ![Bill\_Russell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Bill\_Russell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bill_Russell)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fans/10771/2 "2008-02-17T15:05:18Z")

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**Stop it with the duplicate posts!**

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fans/10771/3 "2008-02-17T16:02:25Z")

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There’s your problem, i.e.–the fan has somehow gotten into the radiator!

Once the fan blades enter the surface of the radiator, the fan blades won’t turn. Try pulling the fan blades out of the radiator, fix the holes in the radiator, and test the fan to see if it works. Then, report back to us–in the same thread.

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2008, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fans/10771/4 "2008-02-17T16:10:20Z")

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OK, we got that: the radiator fans don’t work. Now, who are you going to get to check for 12 volts dc power, fan relays, switches, and such? Yeah, it’s that way.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fans/10771/5 "2008-02-17T19:26:19Z")

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Time for a wiring schematic, test light, and some diagnosis; for whatever kind of car this is.

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**Author:** ![Jeremy\_R\_Hoyt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jeremy_r_hoyt/32/37_2.png) [@Jeremy\_R\_Hoyt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeremy_R_Hoyt)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fans/10771/6 "2008-02-18T19:35:32Z")

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> the fans in the radiator dont work

That’s nice. Now, do you have a question?