Why am I too dense to be able to track down a fan resistor for my Puma?

[Urko]

The re-gassed aircon is now working, but it's be better if the low speed radiator fan was working.  Just like the R75/ZTT these rely on a big FO resistor to run the fan's slow speed.  Unlike the R75, I can't track down a source for a new resistor - there are loads of heater(blower) ones on offer, but none of the rad ones.

 

What am I doing wrong? 

[Guest Hooli]

Have you got the old one off? I find searching for the part number often works.

[Jifflemon]

Is it not part of the heater control panel itself?

[hairymel]

resistor coil on the side of the rad? take a pic of your one and i will see if i have a similar one in my spares pile

[colnerov]

Is it not part of the heater control panel itself?

 

 I think he's after the one for the main rad not the heater.

[Jifflemon]

Doh!

[Jifflemon]

Look for millenniums or thunders being broken; they had aircon as standard.

[hairymel]

have a look at http://www.pumapeople.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=83643&hl= as well - apparently there are relays and fuses for both speeds which may be inoperative

 

pretty sure i will have a puma or fiesta resistor, if you need one

 

[beko1987]

Puma Black's (leather interior, stupid f1 style wheels) had air con too.

 

Mine was broken, and would near stall the engine if idling with it on

[Urko]

Thanks all - I will do further investigation at the weekend.  Aircon does work, doesn't stall car but fan slow speed is u/s.  High speed works eventually.

[hairymel]

i have had a rummage and have retrieved 2 rad mounted resistors, 1 from a mk6 fiesta and another from a random mk4/5fiesta/puma fan housing.

 

to my untrained eye they look interchangable and are both marked 0.69ohms

 

 

 

if you need one/both drop me a pm with your address and i will pop them in the post

 

[Jim Bell]

Use one of these and you WILL see improvements later this year. The documents don't lie.