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Old 08-18-2002, 03:27 PM
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Car: 1991 Z28 Convertible
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23 with Eaton posi
Foglight switch = manual fan switch??

Removed my foglights for better aitflow; wondering if I can splice in the the wiring that used to go to the foglights to the 2nd fan relay to use as a manual switch (driver/ ac fan).

How to do? Just splice in the (+) lead from one of the foglights into the wire from the ac pressure/ temp sensor??
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i would just find a toggle switch to use, the foglight switch is very complicated to use to many different connections on it..
i ran my two wires through the fender and behind the doory hinges under the kickpanel and put the switch somewhere on my switch panel with the other switches...
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to get the fans to come on, u have to ground the relay coil.. it already is supplied with +12 volts, it jsut needs to be grounded to complete the circuit to cut the fans on.. so u would probably have to do some wiring.
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I have a manual switch

I changed fans and when i did that, I connected the black wire to ground. Then i just took the blue wire (from the fan) and connected it to the off switch toggle. Then I connected from the on switch toggle to the battery. I just used regular electric wire and splicers.

Makeshift graphic:

---denotes wire

FANBlack-------Ground
FANBlue---wire 1 thru firewall----Switch on Radio faceplate---wire 2 back thru firewall to pos battery .

So, in essence, for the power wire, just think of it as one single wire going from battery to fan with a switch between them.

Just remember to turn the switch on every time you start the car. *** knows i forget sometimes.

Any questions email me
--Dan

P.s. Just bought a new radiator and I still get to 240. i am using a big block fan. Do you think i should fab a shroud for it?
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