1989 Ford Taurus The Radiator Fan not working

69,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DADDY2471986
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Yes i have a 89 ford taurus i bought it from someone for 750 dollars.it had a house light switch hooked up to the cooling fan and running into the car and mounted to the dash.shortly after i bought the car it went out it burnt it up.so i went and bought a 50 amp toggle switch from auto zone it burnt up after a couple days. so i went and bought another one but this time got thicker gauge wire for it,but now it drains my battery even when its off. So i just took it out of the car and left it be and of course it overheats now.How would i wire a switch to it without problems or rewire it they cut out all the other wires.but i really need my cooling fan
Dec 21, 2009 at 12:05 PM
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BMRFIXIT
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Have to use a RELAY
and the switch should operate the relay
place the relay between the battery and the coolant fan motor
also if motor bad will cause a high draw and burn the wire
check coolant fan motor
Aug 24, 2020 at 3:53 AM
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