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Mstg007

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I was recently had an ac problem which I fixed by adding refrigerant. However the car was not cooling down inside. So I went to clean the radiator then noticed the secondary fan not turning on. I got creative with the hose and sprayed the secondary fan and went in the car and the ac cool air was working. I went ahead and ordered a new fan motor and installed it tonight. But still I do not have cool ac air in the cabin. Any ideas if it’s a relay or not?

And the secondary dumb question from me, what is the easiest way to test it with a multimeter?

thanks for any help! I thought I solved the problem. Lol go figure!

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Huh?  You post is so ambiguous I can't tell what the problem(s) are.

Are you thinking there's a secondary HVAC fan, or are you talking about a secondary radiator fan?

Do you have warm air blowing in the cabin, or do you have cool air but not blowing strong enough?

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What are the refrigerant pressures, high-side and low-side?  Are the refrigerant tubes on the evaporator cold?  Does the compressor run?

If the pressures are reasonable and the evap is cold, you've got air-door problems.  If the pressures are way off, or the tubes to/from the evap aren't cold, you've got system problems.

 

Might be nice if we didn't have to guess what car this is.

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This is for a 1994 Cutlass Supreme 3.4L. (Sorry about that). The system seems to work fine and is blowing cold air in the cabin with the secondary fan is running. I did a bypass (connected direct to battery) from the electrical harness to make sure the fan would work and it does.

I guess my other question is how can find what wire went bad using a multimeter? I was able to test both relays on the primary fan and they work. I checked the fuses under the passenger side glove department and they seem fine.

Thank you for the help.

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Are you saying that the HVAC fan motor only runs when the secondary rad fan motor runs?  Or that the AC compressor only runs when the secondary fan motor runs?

 

I guess either way, you need the wiring schematic from the service manual, and you need to trace the wires connecting the secondary fan to the rest of the A/C system.  I don't have a schematic for '94.  Used service manuals are typically available on eBay, often for chump change.

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