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Has anyone else had this happen...E Fan blade brakes at water crossing ?

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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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Has anyone else had this happen...E Fan blade brakes at water crossing ?

I went wheelin today and decided to try and go through this mud hole that I got stuck in last time. Before Pro Comp Mudders tires.
I was churning up mud and water pretty good when the engine started vibrating. Raised hood and 2 of the 8 fan blades on my new E fan had snapped off . WTH is that!! So you can't get water around an electric fan?
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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In deep water crossings you're supposed to turn it off...
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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Tech section, see the Electrical forum, latest article.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f125/
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 06:04 PM
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THX I just typed broken E Fan in search...Oh well live and learn.

I did figure out a good trail fix, just use wire cutters and brake off blades on other side of ones that broke off, and keep on rollin ( cool weather only ?)
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 12:12 PM
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Up date so I ordered a new fan blade 54$ after shipping
This last weekend I went through a small creek crossing and E Fan fuse blow so I put another and it blow then inorder to get out of the woods I put wire across fuse. Then the whole thing stopped working.

Now I'm debating if I should invest even more money in the crappin thing.
I believe I'll just go back to mechanical fan ( less to go wrong)/
Any input ?
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 12:16 PM
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Oh yeah PS I was limping out to the trail head feelin all sorry for myself, when we came across Life Flight Helo Seems someone was having a much worse day than me...Kinda put things in perspective
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