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Old 09-18-2020, 01:56 PM   #332 (permalink)
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Cooling fan monitor



I should have done this earlier in the season when it was REALLY hot, but I hooked up the multimeter to monitor the cooling fan - I can't hear it when I'm driving.

The reason: I changed my driver-adjustable grille block to string-activated this:







Better late than never? There was frost on some of the roofs this morning.
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