96 Saturn SL-2 Radiator Fan Check

That little plastic lock on the wiring plug to the cooling fan --- how do
you get it off without breaking it? It's hidden inside a cove. The lock
can be seen with a mirror, but I can't get to it with fingers or a
screwdriver to pry it loose. Besides that, it faces downward when upward
would have been better. The Haynes manual is no help.

The fan motor is probably bad, but you have to patch-cord 12 volts to it
first to make sure, and before checking out the other possibilities. I
already checked the fuse.

Thanks in advance.

 

Well, let that be a lesson to me. I had installed one of the sparkplugs
without its screw-on cap, and THAT was causing the radio noise and probably
the PO341. The contact had to be arcing at the wire connection because of
the gap. As for the radiator fan, that problem is with the temperature
sensor, not the fan motor.

BTW, you have to look and look in Haynes to find the torque value for the
sparkplugs --- 20 foot-pounds.
I regapped the plugs to .040. They were all at .045.

Gosh, I love working on engines, especially Continentals and Lycomings.
You can get to THEM without busting your knuckles. Just pull the cowl and
GO! Riding lawnmowers are fun too.

As Bartles and Jaymes say, "Thanks for your support."