Fitting a fan to the engine cover

[Kiwi-boy]

Hi guys, little help identifying some wiring please,

Im adding a cooling fan to the engine cover, to move some heat form the engine bay.

The plan is when the key is in the second position, a replay will charge & turn the fan on/off.

 

My 89 car does not look like this manual. Most switched +V wires are white, but I want to identify "rear ignition relay"

Thanks in advance,

Cheers Darryl

[Escape]

Darryl, what year is your car? The diagram you've posted is for the delco controlled cars from '88 to '92 (ish). Yours looks like the carburettor one, so will have different wiring.

It's easy to test anyway, and there are several obvious points with ignition live, like the coil, amplifier and ignition relay (bottom second left).

Filip

Rear relays.pdf

[Kiwi-boy]

Thanks Filip,

yes it's a 89 carb model, thanks for the PDF,

I have tapped off the wiring to the fuel pump relay, this is supplied with the key in 2nd position.

Will complete it as soon as I buy a new, decent soldering iron....

[Llewelyn82]

Looks a nice mod, should help keep the turbo cool(er) as well

[MrDangerUS]

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