Okay those who frequent the workshop forum will know that i have been trying to sort out a rad cooling fan problem (engine fan not cutting in) and that i am near a fix (new thermoswitch).
However, while i have been mucking around in the engine bay i have obviously knocked something and created another problem
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Doh!
As my car has A/C it has two fans on the rad - one that is linked to the A/C and the other standard one for the engine cooling. So at the weekend i noticed that the belt attached to the A/C compressor (see photo) was always running when the engine was on even if the A/C was not activated.
At this time time the A/C fan on the rad does not run. When switching the A/C on in the cabin the light comes on behind the button but the nothing changes at the compressor and the Fan still does not come on at the rad.
I can't really test if the A/C is working as it is very cold out there anyway, and i have checked fuse No.6 for the A/C and it seems ok. Also when i remove the fuse the A/C compressor belt continues to run - is this correct?
Help appreciated folks - one of the things i was so proud about on my T16s was that both the cruise (which has also recently started working intermittently) and A/C work(ed) perfectly.
Photo below shows the offending belt (circled and arrowed so there is no confusion
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Thanks as usual guys,
G
However, while i have been mucking around in the engine bay i have obviously knocked something and created another problem
Doh!
As my car has A/C it has two fans on the rad - one that is linked to the A/C and the other standard one for the engine cooling. So at the weekend i noticed that the belt attached to the A/C compressor (see photo) was always running when the engine was on even if the A/C was not activated.
At this time time the A/C fan on the rad does not run. When switching the A/C on in the cabin the light comes on behind the button but the nothing changes at the compressor and the Fan still does not come on at the rad.
I can't really test if the A/C is working as it is very cold out there anyway, and i have checked fuse No.6 for the A/C and it seems ok. Also when i remove the fuse the A/C compressor belt continues to run - is this correct?
Help appreciated folks - one of the things i was so proud about on my T16s was that both the cruise (which has also recently started working intermittently) and A/C work(ed) perfectly.
Photo below shows the offending belt (circled and arrowed so there is no confusion
Thanks as usual guys,
G
