Melted fan plug on my 95 gt

[1quikgt]

Was out yesterday cruising around and started to smell something burning. Pulled over and popped the hood and the fan motor was smoking. I tried to unplug it and found the plug had melted and was almost impossible to get off. Temps were fine with it working and with it unplugged. What should I be looking for as a cause for this before I go buy another one and the same thing happens?

[ZR]

Semi common problem. At the very least, need a new plug, many times the fan side is also damaged which requires a new fan.

[ZR]

Not sure if Ford sells the plug (give Fast Ed a holler), if not, LMR makes one.

https://lmr.com/item/WPT362/94-97-Fo...Wiring-Harness

[1quikgt]

Thanks ZR. Is there an underlying issue I should check into or is it probably just a worn out part? Car has a trick flow top end and 166k so I'm assuming it's just worn out.

[ZR]

Given the high draw of the fan itself, connector is prone to overheating n burning. New connector and or fan and you'll be fine again.

[1quikgt]

Installed a new connector and fan and the fan isn't turning on. I'm going to check the fuse but if it's fine is there anything else I should be looking at.

[ZR]

Did you manually run power and ground to the fan itself to test?

[ZR]

Fan itself is run via the the CCRM.

[1quikgt]

Did you manually run power and ground to the fan itself to test?

Yep, and it worked fine. Electrical stuff gets me every time lol

[ZR]

Check fuses next.