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Thanks to the forum, it seems likely that a date with some vinegar is on the horizon for the resistor pack, the fan having packed up on the way back from Deutche Fest last weekend!

Does it matter on the type of vinegar used- should it be distilled white vinegar or will good old malt vinegar work just as well?

Or Pepsi or lemon juice or anything with acetic acid in it

Thanks for the reply.
Gone for distilled vinegar. Am pickling the resistors as I type but not convinced this is the issue as there was very little corrosion evident when I finally got it out and apart.

The coating between a couple of the coils is cracked- will this have any effect on the operation?

Nope

I had exactly the same problem, distilled vinegar did the trick. This was a photo having done it

http://porsche911owner.blogspot.co.uk/2 ... aning.html

I did mine in white vinegar and it doesn't have any of the ceramic paste on it any more - it works a perfectly.

Before treatment my fan only worked on max speed.

Posted an update last night-or thought I had..........

Fan now working again
Thanks to all who chipped in. Feeling a bit more confident to tackle other issues now.

the help on here is fantastic, with all the sensible advice you should be able to build a car out of a big box of bits

Indeed it is
As for building something from a box of bits, I have two bikes in 'kit form' that fall into that category!

I'm in enough trouble for buying the car in the first place and darent start going down that route