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Old 06-11-2013, 12:38 PM   #1
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Assuming the fan runs in high speed mode but not low, most likely its the resistor.

If you have a Durametric cable, you can activate the fans in low and high speed. If the one that is NOT working in low speed, runs at high speed, then its the resistor of the relay.

If you don't have a Durametric, then you can try a few other things.

You can test the relay by switching the low speed ones one for the other. If the fans operate at before with the relays switched, then it's not the relay.

You can test the ballast resistor. Here's a link that show how. http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/38026-c-fan-speeds.html.

If the fan doesn't run at any speed and you've switched the relays and the working fan still works, then the motor is the more likely culprit.

Good luck

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Old 06-11-2013, 02:16 PM   #2
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The fan does not appear to operate at all currently.

I think the other one only operates in high speed mode...

The only thing I'm 100% certain of is that one fan runs in high speed mode while the other either fails to operate or is running in low speed mode. This is assuming it's not obvious when a fan operates in low speed mode. If it is obvious when the fan is running in low speed mode, then as above - one fan high speed only, the other fan dead.
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