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- 2003 Protege ES-T
the fan uses a simple DC motor, the polarity determines the direction the motor spins. in this case you want the black wire to be ground. so you connect the black wire of the fan to the solid black wire on the stock wiring, and the blue fan wire to the other stock wire, which is yellow for the rad fan and i believe black with blue stripe for the A/C fan.
the blades are designed to work in one direction to move air through the fan. so you need to have them face the way i showed you so the blade will pull air from the front. but in order for it to do this it needs to spin in the proper direction. hence the wiring reversal. hook it up like i explained above.
ALSO like i said before, get rid of those zipties and get the proper mounting ties. notice the huge gap between your fans and the radiator. and notice how mine sit against it. air, like water and electricity, follow the path of least resistance. instead of the fan pulling air through the radiator it will pull it from the gap between the fan and radiator. therefore you will have no cooling, or reduced cooling.
did you bleed your cooling system after you drained and filled it? top off the radiator and let the engine idle for 5-10 minutes with the radiator cap off, keep an eye on it so it stays topped off . in our cas the radiaor cap is the highest point in the coolin system. so by lettig it idle the air will travel to the highest point.
your rad cap could be faulty. or you could have way to much antifreeze. not many people know this but water is what acually cools your engine. antifreeze is just that, prevents the water from freezing and keeps the cooling system free of corrosion. stick with a good 50/50 premix. if your temps don't get anywhere near freezing you can run 70/30 (water/antifreeze) for improved cooling. it's not uncommon for people to drain their cooling system and fill with straight distilled water because it provides maximum cooling, then refill with 50/50 or 70/30 after the trackday.
your water pump could be ****** or the belt could be way too loose. or you have a clog somewhere in your cooling system, like a stuck thermostat.
when your engine is at operating temp, the upper rad hose should be pretty stiff. if you can easily pinch it or it feels empty you have a blockage somewhere. first thing to check is the thermostat. i've fixed two friends cars overheating like this.
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