Stang radiator fan almost caught fire!!!!

well well well.. So today I'm out with my car club not driving crazy or anything. I'm sitting at a stop sign when suddenly I see my temp gauge going to the far right, smell plastic burning and see a lil smoke coming from under the hood.. I immediately turn the car off and pop the hood to find the radiator fan smoking like crazy so I unplugged it and started pouring water on it. Now I was lucky this time because my last Mustang had the same thing happen, only I was in the house watching tv when my son said "Dad there is fire droppin under your car".. ran out and put it out with water etc, real expensive repair.. Now seein as how this almost happened again today with a different car, thank God I was in the car thereby preventing any further damage, is this a common occurence with 96/97 GT's? How much should I be expecting to pay for a replacement fan? I think I can do the install myself.

 

Yeah.. funny the very same thing happened on my first mustang too... the install isn't difficult is it? I'm just so happy that I was in the car when it started smoking. Next question.. I was about 20 miles from home when this happened and I drove home on the freeway with the heat on full blast and it drove normally and didn't even come close to overheating, stayed between the R and M all the way home... Do you think it is safe to drive to work in the morning? Or should I leave it parked?

 

Thanx!!!! I'm just happy as heck that it didn't burn up.. :drunk: and my drive between work and home is straight highway, not even 3 stop lights between..