Multi-part question here for anybody who has replaced the low-speed fan resistor that is mounted at the bottom left of the fan shroud (for single fan engines, at least). I have a 2.0 ATX 95 contour.
1. All manuals say the fan assembly (fan, motor, and shroud) needs to be removed to get the resistor out. Anybody find any shortcuts on that?
2. Manuals differ about how to remove the fan assembly. Haynes says drain the coolant, pull the top radiator hose, pull the fan out through the top.
However the Ford Factory manual says do all that, plus pull off the ATX oil cooler lines, plus the lower hose, plus remove some other stuff, and pull out the whole radiator with the fan assembly attached. And I think they meant you to pull it out the bottom while the car is hoisted.
Hoping to save time I opted for the Haynes method, however looking at it, there is a big stiff A/C tube that runs across the top of the engine that looks like it might block the fan from coming out. Is it possible Haynes was working on a car without A/C?
Has anyone pulled the fan out the top with A/C?
Thanks for any experience or advice.
