tone40

portion only?

My battery did not have a vent tube. In the process of removing the battery for adding the tube, I had to remove the front condenser fan assembly. I tried to turn the squirrel cage by hand and it was frozen. I removed the cage from the assembly and noticed that the brushed/contacts were broken. There was also evidence of electrical overheating.

Is it possible to replace the squirrel cage and motor windings or do you have to buy the whole assembly (housing, cage, air inlet duct)?

Any suggestions on where to get a used unit? I assume that this may be a pricey part.


BTW- The battery mount and nearby metal had a lot of acidic dust. I cleaned them all, sanded the small amount of rusted metal and applied some protective paint. As someone mentioned in another post, you get acid residue in the front trunk from having a vented battery without the vent tube.

Wachuko

What year is your car?

tone40

It is an '88 Carrera.

JackOlsen

I just took one out of my car. Email me a olsenjack (at) gmail.com if you still need one.

88911coupe

Not sure if this is correct but you may want to check and make sure you have that fan fused after you install a new one. I think it was the source of fires. My mechanic put a fuse in mine and I'm pretty sure that's the one that can cause problems.

tone40

The fan is on circuit 2 of the 1st fuse block. This fuse for mine is intact. Assuming that this interpretation is correct, did your mechanic add a 2nd fuse for safety's sake?

scottb

There's a fuse harness that Porsche developed after several of the fans caught fire and cars were destroyed. It incorporates a blade fuse into the fan's power input. I bought mine at Pelican, but can't find the part number now. You might give them a call and see if they can locate it for you. IIRC, the kit was not very expensive and was easy to install, and gave me peace of mind after reading about fan fires.

Scott