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MG MGF Technical - Fan Fuses (radiator)

The fuse for my raditor fan keeps blowing leading to overheating and chucking out my coolant.

I heard that it is possible to replace the fuse with a higher rating, and this is a good fix.

ROB, do you know of this fix? Is it safe?


Thanks BBS!!!!
P Shepherd

Rob's a busy man, but I'm sure he'd confirm that fitting a higher ampage fuse is safer for your wallet than repeated overheating - gaskets on any engine will only cope with that a few times before giving up.
Mike Hankin

Thanks Mike.


I do agree, but its always worth checking if this has a knock on effect, or perhaps if there is a better fix.



Thanks Kindly
P Shepherd

It's recommended as a matter of course on Dieters site, that's usually good enough for me...
Mike Hankin

Changing from a 15 to a 20amp seems fairly standard and was in fact what later cars were fitted with. I would check why they keep blowing though - is the fan starting to seize and may pack up completely soon?
Tony

The fan seems fine. So I will go ahead and change.


Is there a spare in the fuse box itself?
I cant check due to not being near the car until tomorrow.
P Shepherd

This thread was discussed between 14/12/2006 and 15/12/2006

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