[Ducati] Re: 996 fan temp

[mike major]

It's either 215 or 225 but too hot for my blood so I did indeed splice in a
switch using the stock relay as backup.  Most of the time I have it on
already well before the stock relay kicks in.  Later, Moonbeam


On 8/30/07, Tony Pagliaroli <ajpags at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
> >
>
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