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Old 04-29-2010, 04:55 PM   #1
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Looking in the repair manual for the AC condenser fan motor, thanks!.
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Old 04-29-2010, 05:06 PM   #2
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OK, I give...

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Looked in the service manual and cannot find the condenser fan motor. Can you tell me where it is. Guess I could fire the damn thing up and poke my head around and listen. Makes sense though...

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Found It

Seems we Americans spell a bit differently...thanks again Steve.
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cut2muz - no problems - was the noise the fan motor????
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Old 04-29-2010, 10:46 PM   #5
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Will dive into this tomorrow. Manual says to remove the wheel and wheel liner, doesn't say which wheel but judging by the sound I'm guessing the right. I wouldn't be surprised if debris or dirt is the issue and hopeful that a good blast with the air compressor and some lube will do the trick. Do you know which wheel?

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Old 04-30-2010, 01:08 AM   #6
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Not sure which side - switch on your A/C and see which one of the 2 fans(s) come on automatically. 1 x fan is for the coolantrad, 2nd fan comes on for the A/C.
You should be able to get to the fan motors via the internal wheel liners but you may have have to remove the complete bumper assembly to access them, so you will need to jack up the car @ the front - use the search function for removal and radiator cleaning details.
Hope this helps......

PS - where abouts is Studio City, I thought my US geography was OK, but now I'm not so sure....
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Old 04-30-2010, 11:24 AM   #7
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Wow, this is sounding more like a day long job. Back in the day of the late 60s and early 70s US muscle cars we kids would tear them apart with reckless abandon. They were not complicated and not many computers and sensors, none really. If it smoked it was broke...ha. I cannot not begin to tell you of the cars I got rid of for nothing that today sell at auctions for 60-80 thousand US. Like a 1969 Camaro SS convertible. I sold it for 750 dollars and all that was wrong was the timing chain. Saw one on Speed TV recently sell at auction of 85 thousand!! If only I'd known...how often do we say that?

Steve, Studio City is basically in Laurel Canyon, an area a bit north of Los Angeles. It's the breeding ground of the 60s US rock and roll scene. Bands like Crosby Still Nash and Young, The Doors...Many of my neighbors are old rock legends and I used to play in some pretty big bands before my dive into the film industry. It's also known for the Charles Manson murders which happened not very far from here. We're up in the the hills so on days like today we can see the mountains clearly and the valley seems endless. Many of the pollution days it looks like fog.

Here's a link about our neightborhood:
http://www.laweekly.com/2006-06-15/news/back-to-the-garden/

If I'm right, you're an Aussie? Love love your country...and the girls....(gotta hide this from the spousal unit!)

Thanks for all you knowledge Steve. Hope I can return the deed one day.

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