Thank you very much - Michael and Pascal,
Your tip works and I saved a bundle of time and money. True enough, after opening the cover located above the radiator, the fan relay is there and found with a lose terminal.
After replacing a new relay, both fans work. Thanks again for your tips.
Happy New Year
Tony Teo
E type enthusiast
Tony:
As Pascal mentioned, the relay is (inconveniently) located on top of the radiator, necessitating some disassembly to reach. Also check your Otter switch, which is located on a fitting in the lower radiator hose. Just connect the two wires together to test, the fans will immediately come on if that's the problem. And do post the question to the JCNA site.
Thanks,
Mike Frank
At 02:54 PM 11/26/02, Pascal Gademer wrote:
>Tony
>
>I'd recommend you post this in our Tech forums, in the E-type section,
>you will get answer and suggestions from various owners...
>
>http://www.jcna.com/forums/index.php
>
>I have a 72 V12 E myself... the fan relay is located on top of the
>radiator, right hand side, under the black cover. You need to undo a
>couple of bolts to fling it up, the air filter intakes might be in the
>way.
>
>Also if you don't have one, you should buy a service manual for your
>car, you can order right here
>
>http://www.jcna.com/shop/index.php?Vcat=FWM
>
>that will get you all the detailed procedures, with a lot of
>diagrams... very helpful !
>
>hope this helps
>
>Pascal
>JCNA Webmaster
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Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by
(tony.teodnv.com) on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 14:35:
name: Tony Teo
description: This message is for Mr Michael Frank.
Dear Michael,
I thank you for your article on Cooling Faq, Part 1: Aftermarket Fans.
My problem: I have a 1972 OTS Jag XKE with V12 engine. The cooling
fan does not work and I suspect the problem to be the fan relay. The
problem is, I cannot find the fan relay and will appreciate if you can
advise me where this is located on the vehicle.
Much Thanks
Tony Teo
Houston, TX