In the front of the car there are two fans.
There is the big fan the behind the AC condensor unit which pulls air over the radiator (and the AC condensor).
There is a smaller fan which is on the Passenger side (US) and pulls air over that end of the condensor and into the engine compartment area.
I figure this is for AC only, and never comes on for the purpose of cooling the engine or engine components.
As an indication that this is true, I turn the AC on by setting 60 degrees, and that fan goes on, I turn off AC, and it goes off.
Is this the ONLY time that this fan is used - for MAX AC?
If so, then as far as the winterizing thread goes, and cardboard placement, and risk to overheat etc. etc. - it would seem that placing cardboard over this section of the AC condensor (not over the radiator) would have less ill effects.
However, even in winter it runs the AC for defrosting.
Could there be any problem with winterizing cardboard over this fan if it runs it for AC during defrosting?
Thoughts?
There is the big fan the behind the AC condensor unit which pulls air over the radiator (and the AC condensor).
There is a smaller fan which is on the Passenger side (US) and pulls air over that end of the condensor and into the engine compartment area.
I figure this is for AC only, and never comes on for the purpose of cooling the engine or engine components.
As an indication that this is true, I turn the AC on by setting 60 degrees, and that fan goes on, I turn off AC, and it goes off.
Is this the ONLY time that this fan is used - for MAX AC?
If so, then as far as the winterizing thread goes, and cardboard placement, and risk to overheat etc. etc. - it would seem that placing cardboard over this section of the AC condensor (not over the radiator) would have less ill effects.
However, even in winter it runs the AC for defrosting.
Could there be any problem with winterizing cardboard over this fan if it runs it for AC during defrosting?
Thoughts?