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can you reverse wire a fan?

97s10ondubs
03-23-2008, 12:06 PM
I've come to the conclusion that my driver side fan wont fit b/c of the turbo flange. Could I take that one off and put it on the front of the radiator and reverse the wires to make it push?
ak95ta
03-23-2008, 02:20 PM
I've come to the conclusion that my driver side fan wont fit b/c of the turbo flange. Could I take that one off and put it on the front of the radiator and reverse the wires to make it push?


Since the motor is 12vdc, theoretically you could reverse the wires and make it spin backwards, but the fan is molded to pull only, not push. If your car still has AC, then theres something else that will screw you. I know there are some slip fans out there that the turbo guys are using. Do a search and you can find out the info that you want.
http://web.camaross.com/forums/showthread.php?t=585977
97s10ondubs
03-23-2008, 04:02 PM
Since the motor is 12vdc, theoretically you could reverse the wires and make it spin backwards, but the fan is molded to pull only, not push. If your car still has AC, then theres something else that will screw you. I know there are some slip fans out there that the turbo guys are using. Do a search and you can find out the info that you want.
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=585977
That's what I was thinking that it would reverse, just like a motor in an rc car or boat. I'm really trying not to spend the money on thinner fans, I'd rather just move the driver side fan to the front of the radiator since I dont have the ac condenser anymore.
GMRL
03-23-2008, 10:25 PM
Unless you can figure out a way to flip the blades around.
97s10ondubs
03-24-2008, 07:45 AM
Unless you can figure out a way to flip the blades around.
Interesting, I'll have to look into that.
sn8ke eatr
03-26-2008, 12:42 AM
u can wire it backwards. i mixed them up when i did my fan switch and couldn't figure out why my fans were barely cooling the engine. i walked around the nose of the car to have my shins blasted with hot air. i figured out the problem lol
97s10ondubs
03-26-2008, 06:54 AM
u can wire it backwards. i mixed them up when i did my fan switch and couldn't figure out why my fans were barely cooling the engine. i walked around the nose of the car to have my shins blasted with hot air. i figured out the problem lol

NICE lol, thanks for the real world experience, going to give it a shot today.