All,
Ive done a search and cant seem to find this info so thought maybe someone could help. I have a 2001 Yamaha Grizzly 600 and it tends to overheat just like what I have read from a lot of you here on this site. My problem is that my fan rarely ever runs. I want to connect it so that it runs all the time but heres the issue. Which way does the fan blade turn? Does it blow air thru the oil cooler or draw air thru it? I can wire it either way but since it doesn't turn on automatically I dont know which is right. If it blows thru the cooler, would that fight the air coming in the front while riding?

I also have an issue with the stator. Im about to replace the second one in the last 6 months. I think it may be due to the high temps the engine has been putting out. Any thoughts?

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance!!!!

 

I assume it draws cool air through the cooler. I remember Honda had this very same issue on its 2001 Goldwing where both rad fans were wired to blow air backwards. This caused overheating issues. Honda did a recall on these and rewired the fans. If your stator has been giving out I would also suspect this to be a cause. You may also want to hard wire the stator in place. Remove the molinex plug and physicly solder the stator wires into the harness. If these connectors become either bit corroded, it causes increased resistance in the stator circut which in turn puts extra load on it causing it to fail prematurely.

Jim