How do I find out which wire controls my electric fan? I got in a accident and one wire got ripped out of the fan so I needed to buy a new one. How can I tell out of all those colored wires which one controls the fan.

 

anyone? I need help!

 

i'm really not sure maybe if you can get ahold of one of the manuals for the truck you can check out the wiring diagram i'll see what i can find in mine later today but todays gonna be pretty busy for me

 

please try your best i just overheated today on the way to school

 

I looked the diagram up for a 2001 Dakota 4.7 and according to that, the hot wire is light green and the other wire should be black.

 

Does your truck not have a engine driven fan too?
Where do you live that it would overheat? I drove in Alabama 90 degree weather w/o any fans fine.

 

should have over heated with the mechanical fan, if you got into a front ender and it snipped the wires, your radiator maybe cracked, have you checked your coolant level, leaks, etc? if im not mistaken, the electric fan is pretty much for stop and go traffic, along with the a/c in use, and low road speed.

 

i live in florida and i have a 30 minute commute in stop and go traffic. guess i'm screwed both ways lol

 

I am thankful for that but arent there like a million green wires in the wiring harness?

 

You really should have a mechanical fan that can handle it. Check and see if it's messed up or what not.