whats wrong about with van

1999 NISSAN QUEST
141 MILES
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FAZ2012
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why does my husband sees fire from inside the muffler and its noraml. van fan turns on direct and does not turns off when the van is off. why?
May 15, 2012 at 3:21 PM
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FIXITMR
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so how do you turn off fan? is it inside or under hood fan?
May 15, 2012 at 3:25 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Fire: Could be running too rich and loading up

Fan: Fan relay could be sticking or the fan power circuit is shorted directly to ground.
May 15, 2012 at 3:27 PM
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FAZ2012
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what does running too and loading up means? see cause my brother was expecter in car since he was teenager but he pass away 8 momths ago.
May 15, 2012 at 3:56 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Its burning more fuel than air-too rich of an air/fuel mixture have it checked out-
May 15, 2012 at 4:36 PM
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