Low speed fan resistor

[mjbst111]

Does anyone have the specs on the low speed auxilary fan resistor? Like the resistance etc.? Dang things are crazy expencive at my local foriegn auto store. Maybe i can fabricate my own.....

 

[ratphoto]

The resistance is 6 ohms and I just picked one up from the dealer for $32. You can get them from autohausaz.com for $22.

 

[bichmgnt]

If you know how many watts it is you can probably get one art Radio Shack for 5 bucks and fabricate the connections yourself.

Steve

 

[mjbst111]

wouldn't it be 30 some watts? That could be hard to find.....

 

[bichmgnt]

Considering that the charging system may bring the voltage of the system up to close to 15 Volts then yes it would be 37.5 watts. That's if it is dropping the whole load. Most likely it is less than that. But if there is a chance that if something breaks and it does drop the whole load you want it to be rated to do it. But that depends on how the circuit is designed.

Even so, a 40 watt 6 ohm resistor shouldn't be that hard to find and it shouldn't be that expensive. Try Radio Shack or look at some electronics supply places on the web.

Good luck.

Steve

 

[mjbst111]

i'll definitely take a look. Eventually I'll let everyone know how it turns out. I may not do it for a while because i need to put in a new clutch/seals/slave cylinder/guibo/upper bearing mount first and i have afew weeks before i can do that. It should be a decent project.

Anyone know what size torx I might need to pull my transmission? Haynes says I may need them but i haven't looked yet. ( guess i could get off my lazy arse and crawl under the car)

thanks for the resistor help!