Electric Cooling Fan Not working

[wchain]

Hi Guys,
Well the little lady called me today, said the AC stoppped working and the temp gauge was steady rising.

I told her to pull over at a gas station and wait for me. I met up with her, and checked for leaks. None.

Started the truck. The cooling fan is not on, not with the A/C or anything.

Anyone have any ideas? Are electric fans a trouble spot on these?

Thanks in advance guys.

 

[dnm45227]

Pretty sure it's the first post about one that wasn't mud related (after off roading) that I've seen. What year is yours, do you still have waranty?

 

[2003KJ]

It's a dumb question but did you make sure it was still plugged in? I've had things stop working before and freak out, come to find out it's simply not plugged in.

 

[JeepJeepster]

The fan should always be on High with the A/C on, so I would say the motor is bad. They are not a trouble spot, the only bad ones I ever hear of are full of mud. This is one reason I want an engine driven fan, that way I have backup...

 

[wchain]

Nope, we dont go in the mud.


Its an 03, and I'm pretty sure its not covered by the 7/70, we have 53K on it.

 

[Gris]

I'd take the fan assembly out and rebuild it. It's not as complicated as it sounds. There is a little "C" clip that holds it all together.

Mine had stopped working summer before last, it just wouldn't spin. I took it out to figure out what was wrong, took it apart and saw nothing out of the ordinary, then put it back together and tested it. It all of a sudden worked.

I don't know why it didn't work. Probably something stuck that just needed to get loosened up.

 

[wchain]

Thanks for the tip Gris, I'll try that.

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