01crown vic cooling fan catching fire - Ford Forums

frankrock107 · 06-26-2009, 06:44

i am a mechanice for a crappy cab company that uses strickly crown vics
at the moment 6 cars are not running
one of them is this one
it came in overheating
i checked the cooling fan fuses and relays
they were both bad
i replaced them and jumped the cooling fan
it did not work
i replaced the fan and checked operation and sure enough the freakin thing went on fire
any help would be excellent

**rtg143** · 06-26-2009, 10:14

There has to be something wrong with the fan. The ones I replaced worked right away. Where did you get the Fan? I'd take it back and get a replacement.

frankrock107 · 06-28-2009, 16:14

got the fan from another car it was working when i removed it

**rtg143** · 06-28-2009, 21:36

We've had them do that when they get older. Not real old but it happens.

Steve83 · 07-05-2009, 10:00

It's known for those connector terminals to develop high resistance, so that's probably why your used one burned. Always make sure the contacts are shiny & smooth.