Q: cooling fan wont spin

asked by on November 23, 2016

hi there. have just braught a 85 mazda 323 4 door and have notice that the fan isnt running. have just replaced the radiator and fan, started it up and it still isnt working, just wondering if you could help me diagnose the problem please
My car has a manual transmission.

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