My melted Fan Fail Relay

[DMC5180]

I just finished up 10 fan fails but waiting on a lable maker to mark the revision. That lable maker should arrive next week.

Revision? What's different about it vs previous units?

STEVEN,

If you don't get Dave's Fan Fail unit, you WILL need to pull up the front of relays and check the Wire from the melted terminal for heat damage and discoloration. It would not be uncommon to have too replace a foot of the wire from the terminal. The heat damaged wire ,if not replaced, will likely cause further problems due to high resistance. You will want to make sure you splice into bright shinny copper when you do the splice ( soldering is best) or a solder sleeve (heat shrink) splice connector.

[Steven]

Thanks for all the advice everyone!

The wires were all ok and nothing else was melted, phew!

Installed Dave's solid state fan fail and fan relay, everything works perfectly!

[Rich W]

Melted-Fanzilla.jpg

Just pulled this out of a local DMC club member's DeLorean recently.

May have been upgraded or replaced once before over 15 years ago,
but this one has seen regular use over the past 15 years or so.

[Bitsyncmaster]

Melted-Fanzilla.jpg

Just pulled this out of a local DMC club member's DeLorean recently.

May have been upgraded or replaced once before over 15 years ago,
but this one has seen regular use over the past 15 years or so.

Thats about what my LockZilla looked like when I removed mine.

[mburshtain]

Greetings everyone!
I noticed my fan fail relay started to melt... I installed a new fused wire linked and bought a NOS (blue) plastic relay socket. (part number 100144)
To make sure I'm doing it right, I would like to replace the female terminal pins. My questions are -
1. Which one should I get? I believe it needs to be similar to the original in order to fit the relay socket.
2. Should I solder it as well? maybe I should get an insulated cord pin.

I really appreciate any help you can provide.

[mburshtain]

Greetings everyone!
I noticed my fan fail relay started to melt... I installed a new fused wire linked and bought a NOS (blue) plastic relay socket. (part number 100144)
To make sure I'm doing it right, I would like to replace the female terminal pins. My questions are -
1. Which one should I get? I believe it needs to be similar to the original in order to fit the relay socket.
2. Should I solder it as well? maybe I should get an insulated cord pin.

I really appreciate any help you can provide.

Here are pictures of the original pin which obviously fits perfectly in the socket.
IMG_3245.jpgIMG_3244.jpg

[Bitsyncmaster]

Here are pictures of the original pin which obviously fits perfectly in the socket.
IMG_3245.jpgIMG_3244.jpg

These are terminals I use for 18 to 14 AWG wire.

http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/...GtickCOpP0c%3d

These are for 16 to 12 AWG wire.

http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/...jIUdODzGdR8%3d

If you use wire size outside the range of the terminal then you should solder the crimps. Not necessary to solder with the proper size and proper crimp.

[mburshtain]

These are terminals I use for 18 to 14 AWG wire.

http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/...GtickCOpP0c%3d

These are for 16 to 12 AWG wire.

http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/...jIUdODzGdR8%3d

If you use wire size outside the range of the terminal then you should solder the crimps. Not necessary to solder with the proper size and proper crimp.

Great, thank you so much!!

[Andrew]

It's not blue, but if you are looking for a relay connector a Dorman 85170 works. I am using the same connector for my headlight switch mod, plus I keep an extra in my cubby just in case.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...288212&jsn=433

[mburshtain]

It's not blue, but if you are looking for a relay connector a Dorman 85170 works. I am using the same connector for my headlight switch mod, plus I keep an extra in my cubby just in case.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...288212&jsn=433

Thank you Andrew,
You're right, it does cost less to replace it with the DORMAN 85170 ($11.01) but not a lot more... Part #100144 cost $20.95 and you can still get the correct color. :-)