Fan not coming on = bike running hot. Help please !!!

freshfunkmeister · Post by **freshfunkmeister** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:00 pm

After the all day shenanigans at snetterton yesterday, I was coming back home thru town and I noticed the temp needle climbing a bit high. Looking down, I saw that the fan wasn't coming on. Is this the thermostat or something ? Help appreciated !

marcus · Post by **marcus** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 2:27 pm

Hi there
IT IS MORE THAN LIKELY YOUR THERMOSTATIC FAN SWITCH IM NOT 100% SURE WHERE IS IS ON THE STORM BUT IT IS USUALY ON THE RADIATOR SUMWHERE ITS A SWITCH WITH TWO WIRES COMING FROM IT. IF YOU TAKE THE CONNECTOR OFF AND BRIDGE THE WIRES WITH THE IGNITION ON THE FAN SHOULD OPERATE. IF YOUR FAN WORKS WHEN YOU DO THIS THEN IT IS AMLOST CERTAINLY THE FAN SWITCH.

tattie · Post by **tattie** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:19 am

Fuse???

cheers
A.M.

marcus · Post by **marcus** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:41 am

HAHA GOOD POINT I WAS PRESUMING HE WOULD HAVE DONE THAT FIRST.

freshfunkmeister · Post by **freshfunkmeister** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:27 pm

Thanks for advice, fiddling starts monday am.

ktd001 · Post by **ktd001** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 8:42 am

If you haven't already sorted it...
If the fuse keeps blowing (mine did), check in the fan casing. I had a build up of tar and crud from our wonderful uk roads which was slowing the bfan so much that it kept blowing the fuse.

freshfunkmeister · Post by **freshfunkmeister** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:10 am

I changed the fuse, which had blown, then it blew again. If it blows for the 2nd time, It's off with the fairing and a good old look around !!

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 1:21 pm

I'd guess the fan's jammed then.
WITH THE FUSE REMOVED try turning it by hand
It's easy to get a stone/bit of gravel jammed in there and that'll cause your symptoms

Ben

AlexVTR · Post by **AlexVTR** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:05 am

Stormin Ben wrote:It's easy to get a stone/bit of gravel jammed in there and that'll cause your symptoms

I second that... Same thing happened to me a little while ago. I took the occasion to "improve" the shroud a bit (clearance is quite tight and I recon the proximity to the rad's heat tends to deform it slightly).

thehazmatguy · Post by **thehazmatguy** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 8:11 pm

I had the same problem, fan wouldn't come on. My fuse was fine, fan turned by hand fine...

problem arose after I changed ignition switches from 98 vtr to 2003 954RR ignition switch. I made the change in winter, so it took me a while to figure out the fan wasn't coming on.

Anyway, my 98 vtr has a wire on the ignition switch that runs the fan alone. I moved that wire from the ignition switch to another switched + wire. = problem solved. good luck.

freshfunkmeister · Post by **freshfunkmeister** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 3:18 pm

Thanks folks !! Problem solved. There was a wee stone jamming the fan. Thats it !! Works fine now. Phew !!

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Fan not coming on = bike running hot. Help please !!!

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