I mentioned in my first post that the relay socket is gone.Originally Posted by Farrar
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I mentioned in my first post that the relay socket is gone.
Location: Fort Lauderdale
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My VIN: 02613
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Oops. I should have read more carefully. Sorry!I mentioned in my first post that the relay socket is gone.
3.0L, automatic, carbureted
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No worries, I’m guilty of that myself quite frequently
Now that I’ve got this all sorted out I need to get rid of the FAIL part of the light so it just reads COOLING FAN. I’m using black electrical tape at the moment but I’d like something a little cleaner. I’ll pull the AC panel off and try some nail polish this weekend.
Location: Treasure Island, FL
Posts: 138
My VIN: 10XXX
Club(s): (DCF)
I am doing something like that this week myself. How did the black electrical tape look? Could you tell that there was tape back there? I am not prepared to use black paint or nail polish. Could use a more opaque cover than electrical tape I suppose.
Like you, the PO of my car eliminated the fan fail relay altogether. I am planning on tracing the wire back from the bulb to the relay compartment because I can't locate it. There are a lot of BO wires in there. I have run a set of 5 wires from the dash to the relay compartment when I had the opportunity as "spares", so I can always use those if I have to.
Steve Liggett
Treasure Island, FL
1982 automatic, VIN 10XXX, grey int
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Who knows where my previous 1981 with 6 cylinder Chevy engine is these days (cannot find that VIN) ?
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The tape looks fine. In fact, it’s still there. I took the ac panel off and figured I would paint the backside of it to make it less obvious. Well it turns out the words “Cooling Fan Fail” are tough to get to. They’re located at the end of a small tunnel that the light bulb sits in. So black electrical tape it is! I cut a piece that’s just barely enough to cover the word. I’ve since had the car at several car shows and no one has mentioned it.
Last edited by CFI; 06-19-2019 at 09:21 AM.
Location: Treasure Island, FL
Posts: 138
My VIN: 10XXX
Club(s): (DCF)
CFI,
You can actually temporarily detach a portion of the "decal" from the plate. Start at the corner with a jewelers screwdriver and work your way over. Then attach 2 pieces of black electrical tape between the decal and the plate, sticky sides up. The decal on mine was held to the plate by a rubber cement like product, so when done it all sealed back up nicely. As shown, the new "COOLING FAN" display, without the "FAIL" is clean and the tape is not seen since it is sandwiched. Sorry about the orientation of the picture. Sometimes I cannot edit it to make it correct.
Steve Liggett
Treasure Island, FL
1982 automatic, VIN 10XXX, grey int
Previous: VIN 5983, VIN 3670
Who knows where my previous 1981 with 6 cylinder Chevy engine is these days (cannot find that VIN) ?
Location: Lebanon, Tennessee
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My VIN: 3294
Here's what I did. Two small 5mm blue LED's on either side of the shift lever on the center console. I tapped into the harness right before the fan connectors and extended the wiring back to the console.
Barry Floyd
Lebanon, Tennessee
VIN 3294 - Aug. 81
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Interesting. Thanks for the info. Here’s what mine currently looks like:
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That’s an interesting variation.Here's what I did. Two small 5mm blue LED's on either side of the shift lever on the center console. I tapped into the harness right before the fan connectors and extended the wiring back to the console.
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