BrianG - as soon as i finished the first post, i went out & tested it with some small bare wire, it didnt go, but i knew i was getting power cause the bare wires crossed!!!

Yeah bud, it was fully plugged in. took me about half an hour to get the cover where the fan mounts, off the MMP, didnt wanna break anything, but finally the cover came off, took the fan out & applied direct power to it. So im fairly sure its safe to say i need a new fan, are they on the CC website or is there a special place to get them at??