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I guess I need to buy a complete repair manual for this car and get to know its underbelly more.
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The radiators are your water coolers and have very long pipes that run the length of the car back to the motor.
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The radiators are your water coolers and have very long pipes that run the length of the car back to the motor.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I was up in Napa Valley last week on a very hot, dusty backroad and had to pull over to let a tractor pass. The front end of my 996 kicked up a major whirlwind of dust. Is this normal? Why is there a fan in the front of the P-car when the engine is in the back? Is this normal? I thought this fan was connected to the HVAC system, but I turned the HVAC off and the dust still rose and swirled around the car. Sorry to be so ignorant, but can someone tell me what this fan is for? Brakes?

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For the radiators that cool the engine? 20 pages of radiator questions.....

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There are 2 fans up front - one on each side. There are directly in front of both wheels. They run at differant speeds depending on the amount of cooling required. They draw air thru the radiators that are located in front of the fans. The radiators are your water coolers and have very long pipes that run the length of the car back to the motor. The water circulates from the motor all the way up front into the cooling radiators, gets cooled, and goes all the way back to the motor. When the water temprature is hotter, the fans run at higher speeds. On "High" they really make a lot of noise and move a lot of air. Its normal Cheers!

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Thanks. By the way, I did try a search for "front fan" on the forum (but not for "radiator"). : ]

POST 5Original post

no problem - if you dont know... you dont know... when you know, you know...and now you know

POST 6Original post

I had a couple of glasses of wine when I posted.... :P

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No worries... I'm usually 3 beers in, myself. I guess I need to buy a complete repair manual for this car and get to know its underbelly more.

POST 8Original post

?? - you have us Renntech and 3 beers - Manual complete !!

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