>> Hi Ann,
>> Are you referring to the heater fan (blower) or radiator fan?
>> Your car does not come with an electric radiator cooling fan from
>> the factory. If it has one, someone (wisely) installed one.
>> Some systems are:
>> a) only thermostatically controlled or
>> b) only manually controlled with an added switch or
>> c) a thermostatically controlled fan that can be overridden with a
>> manual switch.
>>
>> In some installations, the fan may be connected directly to the
>> battery, in which case the fan continues to run until the rad. is
>> cooled off below 180 degrees, unless the thermostat is faulty and
>> fails to shut it off, resulting in your battery being drained. The
>> radiator fan is quite noisy and you should hear it if it is still
>> running after the engine is shut off.
>> Mine is the c) configuration so it never runs after the ignition is
>> off.
>> The heater fan should turn off with the ignition switch.
>> Hans
>> TR3A
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Hdefer <tr3 at roadrunner.com>
>> Date: September 4, 2011 8:23:03 PM PDT
>> To: Ann Carletta <anncarletta at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [TR] does the fan pull off the battery when the car's
>> off?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 4, 2011, at 3:43 PM, Ann Carletta wrote:
>>
>>> Hi guys,
>>>
>>> I went to start the TR3A today and she was slow to turn over. I
>>> got her
>>> started and was driving around. Later in the day I went to go out
>>> again and
>>> she didn't want to turn over. Does leaving the fan/blower in the
>>> on position
>>> pull from the battery when the car is off? The battery is only a
>>> year old.
>>> What other things should I check?
>>>
>>> Ann
>>>
>>> TR3A
>>>
>>>
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