The fan in most cases can be taken apart, the armature cleaned up, the bushings lubricated and re-installed. Search for fan removal and disassembly on: www.smartcarofamerica.com.
Try taking it to an electric motor rebuilding shop and see if they can overhaul it. If the armature is bad, they may be able to rewind it. Other then the armature having a concern, the motor should be rebuildable.
There are a couple of tabs; one each side of the grill - swing them out and the panel pulls out.
See: http://www.evilution.co.uk/index.php?id=303
Didn't your smart come with an owners' manual? It dwells in a recess under the passenger seat (too bi…
thanks for the info, i will have a look again tomorrow. any ideas how i can take the front panel off the car to expose the tanks because the only access i have otherwise is to go in through the air grills below the windscreen wipers. I know when i h…
The smart is water cooled. Look in the front "hood" / "bonnet" compartment for the radiator and expansion reservoir. The air con unit is also there.
I have a turbo model... there is an additional radiator in the engine compartment.
Coloured water…
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I noticed today that there is water dripping from the back of my car. It is a translucent blue colour so I imagine it must be coolant although I was always under the impressionthat the smarts were air cooled as I have never been able to find a…
Well, I wrote too soon that my Smarty was fixed. I was SO elated that it seemed to be working. After being in the shop for a week with the gear box/clutch pulled out it DID work for a fortnight before the same problem returned. It has improved; cert…
I think they replaced the clutch plate and it was okay for a few weeks, now I am experiencing the same problem again. Not everytime I try to go into reverse, but often.
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