The electric cooling fan motor on crd#1 died. Blew a couple of fuses then when totally open circuit. A new replacement unt is pretty pricey, does anyone know if the motor is shared with other DCJ vehicles?

I see that the gasser has an option for a 3 wire fan, but it looks very different from ours. I wonder if the motor is the same, or if some other cheap junkyard motor might be the same.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DH0QTO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the fan I ordered. Removed the motor from new schroud and bolted up to the old CRD's schroud.

For this, looking at rock auto I see 3 pin connector with hd cooling and 3 pin without hd cooling. I know the crds came with hd cooling packages, so I assume that we need the hd? Only ask as their is like a $60 difference in price. I don't tow regularly, but when I do it is usually at the max weight.

I have a related question. My fan will work for a short period of time, and then it blows the fuse again. Does this sound like a failing motor, or am I most likely dealing with a wiring issue? I've had 6-7 wire rubbing issues in this Jeep.

I was preparing to dig into the wiring harness to look for a break, but I'm curious to know if it could be my fan motor. What would I be looking for? I may need to replace the fan too.

Thanks guys.

I have the 3.7L gasser but I think they use the same rad cooling fan as the CRD.

I've had problems with mine that resulted in overheating conditions.
My rad's electric fan has two speeds, the connector has three lines and isn't hard to test. Either the motor seizes or the windings go open or short.
I was able to find a replacement from my local wrecking yard but that lead me to two problems.
#1 the replacement motor was crap, but between the two motors I was able to make one functional one. That's the risk of using used parts.
#2 be aware of the direction of pitch on the replacement rad fan.
I seem to have discovered two different pitches, two different rotation directions.

I know why they use the electric rad fan on the Liberty,
to increase the fuel mileage. But has anyone ever tried to add the mechanical clutch fan to a Liberty that didn't come with one from the factory?

My Liberty came c/w the trailer package so it has both rad fans.


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I don't know much about the gassers, are you saying that yours with the tow package has 2 fans? Is one mechanical and one electric? Or are they both electric?

pictures?

Mine was doing the same, get out a multimeter and check the resistance of the fan and do the math. V=IR, or in your case you need V/R=I

Where V is your system voltage(usually 12.4), R is the resistance of the fan motor, and I is your current. If it looks like its close the the amp rating of the fuse then its likely the windings going out.