98 Grand Caravan- Radiator Fan wiring Disconnected - Is this a safetyproc or ?

HI.

Recently, I discovered that my radiator fans where not kicking in.  Fortunatly,  I noticed this prior to having my motor overheat.   It only went outside of normal operating zone once (based on temperature guage) but it did not reach the Hot mark and did not see steam rising from mortor or  rad cooller. 

In poking around under the hood I found an wiring connector that was not hooked up to anything and nor did I know where to hook it up .  The Fan shroud, air clearner and the air cleaner intake make it hard to see anything.   This connector, was partially hidden under the battery on the drivers side.  

I took it into my garage and it turns out that the connector I saw was what controled the radiator fan.   My garage stated that it must of worked its way loose. 

A few months ago, I took it in for servicing and they replaced the hose from the rad to the transmission. 

What I am wondering is:
1) whether it is truly possible for this type of connector to come loose as it one of those locking connectors? -- Trying to figure out is the garaged goofed and is not owning up to it.

2) whether disconnecting the rad fans is a basic safety procedure when working near the rad

3) Whether there is any risk to engine/tran/ac components  even though my engine only went outside  normal op temp once but showned no signs of overheating? 




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Well, there is a truism that wierd problems with mechanical things can
sometimes find their origins in the things last touched.

There is also another truism (mine) that indicates that people who associate
themselves by signature line with an institute of higher learning,
particularly a Canadian university, should take extra pains to pose their
questions on usenet with minimal typos, spelling mistakes, and poor grammar.

HI.

Recently, I discovered that my radiator fans where not kicking in.
Fortunatly, I noticed this prior to having my motor overheat. It only
went outside of normal operating zone once (based on temperature guage) but
it did not reach the Hot mark and did not see steam rising from mortor or
rad cooller.

In poking around under the hood I found an wiring connector that was not
hooked up to anything and nor did I know where to hook it up . The Fan
shroud, air clearner and the air cleaner intake make it hard to see
anything. This connector, was partially hidden under the battery on the
drivers side.

I took it into my garage and it turns out that the connector I saw was what
controled the radiator fan. My garage stated that it must of worked its
way loose.

A few months ago, I took it in for servicing and they replaced the hose from
the rad to the transmission.

What I am wondering is:

1) whether it is truly possible for this type of connector to come loose as
it one of those locking connectors? -- Trying to figure out is the garaged
goofed and is not owning up to it.

2) whether disconnecting the rad fans is a basic safety procedure when
working near the rad

3) Whether there is any risk to engine/tran/ac components even though my
engine only went outside normal op temp once but showned no signs of
overheating?

 

....and before one criticizes the spelling of others, one should check
one's own spelling. 8^) (hint: check the very first line of your post)

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
adddress with the letter 'x')

 

And only Bill would point that out

 

What do you expect from a product of a Canadian university? Just as in
Japanese architecture, one defect must be included.............or are you
saying I'm weerd?

 

He does, because he can.....

 

Yes, that seems to invariably induce at least one spelling error.


Matt

 

typo, actually....

 

What fun!!

 

Nah - one man's typo is another man's spelling error. 8^)

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
adddress with the letter 'x')

 

Of course, your write, I should of known that......

 

He's well acquainted with the weird. (and the wired)

And he's not the only one who that transposition jumped out at. Some of
us have had lots of experience seeing the naked Emperor.

Ted

PS Just so you know for the future, the proper thing to do when you have
had
your own pants pulled down after making a spelling flame, is to crawl under
a rock and hide for a while.

 

Now why would I do that? You don't. -)
Besides, I think I'll brazen it out and suggest that the first "error"
was just a plant...

 

True, true.

Ted