[Ducati] Re: 996 fan temp

[Tony Pagliaroli]

Quick update - I put jumpers to the battery, and the fan spins...but
oh so slowly...so I would think that's at least part of the problem.

Any other help is appreciated.
Pags

On 8/30/07, Tony Pagliaroli <ajpags at gmail.com> wrote:
> OK gang...looks like my 996 boiled over a bit - seems to have just
> started spitting back through the overflow bottle near the head stock.
>
> I refilled it, and ran it around locally and then let it idle until
> about 210 degrees indicated.  No overflowing, but I noticed that the
> fan never came on.  Does anyone know what temp it's supposed to come
> on at?  Even after shutting the bike down, and then turning the key
> back on, the fan still didn't come on (all my other bikes do when
> hot).
>
> Other than just splicing a switch in, is there any other
> troubleshooting I should be doing there?  I did notice that the fan
> itself doesn't seem to rotate very freely.  I'm going to jump it from
> the battery to see if it goes, but I'd like to know what else I need
> to look for in the meantime.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Pags
>