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- Feb 22, 2011
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- Location
- Mississippi
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Mazda
- Engine Type
- 3.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 3.0
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
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- N/A
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I have a 94 Mazda B3000. I had the A/C compressor main seal blow on me two weeks ago. I changed it out had my friend who owns a shop charge it up for me. A few days later I start the truck and the compressor is dragging and almost destroyed my serpentine belt. So I took it to him he said it was leaking. So he put new o-rings in and it stopped but it started acting up again the next day. Took it back and wouldn’t you know leaking in the same place on the compressor. So I go to Advance Auto get a warranty exchange and I change it out got back to my friends shop charges it up and the mechanic figures out the problem.
I installed a new water pump, thermostat, hoses, heater core, radiator, and installed an electric fan about three months ago. Well apparently the radiator fan has to be running when the A/C compressor is on because the pressure will be to high the radiator fan is not on. I did not know this.
I also think this needs to be mentioned on the tech page for the 3.0 electric fan article.
But my question is this:
Is there a way to have the Radiator fan turn on when I have the compressor on that does not have me just bypassing the thermostatic switch I installed for the radiator fan?
I installed a new water pump, thermostat, hoses, heater core, radiator, and installed an electric fan about three months ago. Well apparently the radiator fan has to be running when the A/C compressor is on because the pressure will be to high the radiator fan is not on. I did not know this.
I also think this needs to be mentioned on the tech page for the 3.0 electric fan article.
But my question is this:
Is there a way to have the Radiator fan turn on when I have the compressor on that does not have me just bypassing the thermostatic switch I installed for the radiator fan?