Thanks for the words of wisdom Brian.
I'm going out to try checking the fan shortly. I did notice some damage to
one pin in the fuse box under the fan relay.
Is the relay available in the secondary market or only from the dealer?
Again Thanks
Bill
In a message dated 7/1/2007 12:40:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
hskr@san.rr.com writes:
> Well, probably a bad wire between the PCM and the fuse box due to the relay
> frying. But to check the fan, with a good relay in the PDC and ignition
> on(truck doesn't have to be running) hook a wire from the blue wire with
> pink tracer on the connector in the fuse box to ground. Should kick the fan
> on. My truck has the same problem, and I just ran a manual switch for
> ground to that wire until I installed my aftermarket fan.
>
> brian cropp
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 7:15 PM
> To: compuserve@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Code P1491
>
>
> Help, I'm a bit stuck. ('00 - 5.9 - Dak)
>
> I know the code is for the electric fan and it is not working.
>
> The Relay was fried so I borrowed on from the Durango. Cleared the code but
> the fan still did not run. Fuse in fuse box under hood ok.
>
> Is there any chance of an in line fuse or anything else to look for?
> Like what turns it on and where is it?
>
> Is there a way to buy pass and see if fan works?
>
> Many thanks
>
>
> Bill
> "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop
> playing."
> -George Bernard Shaw
>
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