Radiator fan motor smoking.

Few days ago while driving I smelt strong wire burning smell. When I stoped
the car, smoke was coming out from under the hood. It looks like it's the
cooling fan motor which has sized. When I turn the blades it goes freely
than stops and it is very hard to push. How can I check the motor. It has
three wires red, green, black. Green is for the switch, black to the ground,
and red power. Can I connect black and red to car battery to confirm motor
not working? The car is 1996 Volvo 850 GLT wagon. Volvo dealer here in
Canada is asking $370 for new motor blade assembly. I can not find after
market stores that would have them.
Adam

 

No need to go farther - the bearings are kaput. (I'm sure the windings are
in sad shape after some of the smoke was let out, too!)

A wrecking yard would be my choice for a replacement. Give the blade a spin
when you buy it and if it spins freely it is as good as your old one was
before it failed.

Mike

Mike

 

Red and black give you high fan speed, green and black will give you a
lower speed. If it doesn't turn by hand then either the blades are
blocked or the motor is kaput. Maybe you can take the motor apart and
fix whatever is mechanically stopping it from turning.

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)

 

I don't have good look with wrecking yards, there don't seem
to be that many Volvos in them to begin with, but it might be
worth a shot. My first choice would be to give fcp groton a
call, or check their web site for a new one, but it all depends
on how much you want to spend and how long you are planning on
keeping the car.

 

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