Saturday, February 25, 2017

Honda Shadow Radiator Fan?

Hello, since spring came around and I've had the chance to get my motorcycle ready to go back out for the year, I've found that my radiator fan isn't turning on and the overheating light just turns on.

I bought 2 different radiator switches for my 2003 vt750dc and neither of them managed to get the fan to turn on. I have also checked the fuse, cleaned the radiator, grounded the wire that is going to the switch, and the fan does turn on. Also, with both new switches I made sure the over heating light came on although I could tell that the bike was getting too hot before the light came on.

I don't understand why neither of the radiator fan switches worked, admittedly one was a $5 part from eBay and the other was $15 from a salvaged shadow on eBay. I was wondering if I am missing anything or if I just need to try my luck with a brand new OEM part? Also if most Honda dealers carry this part or if I need to order it from somewhere?

(Yes, I made sure the part numbers matched on the switches)

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