If the sensor that tells the fan to engage goes out it would cause it
to not work. That can be tested with a paperclip to by pass the
sensor. That's what it was when my Corsica was overheating in 95
degree N Idaho weather and was only noticable in city traffic or
driving up the side of a long steep hill at 15 mph to get to where I
was staying.
On Jun 1, 2009, at 5:11 PM, "Ray Block" <BPracing@wowway.com> wrote:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Brian
>>
>> Check your clutch fan to make sure it's engaging. It's easy and,
>> the best
>> part, FREE to check. Get the engine up to operating temps to where
>> the
>> fan
>> clutch should be engaged,
>>
>> brian cropp
>
> No offence Brian, but the fan clutch should not be "engaged" at
> "normal"
> operating temps. It should always move relatively easily (although
> not
> necessarily what you might call a "spin") until the radiator temp it
> senses
> is high enough to basically lock it up to where there is little to
> no easy
> turning of it by hand. I'd have to look in my FSM to tell you
> exactly
> what temp that might be but in all my years of experience my fan has
> only
> "engaged" (I could hear the roar clearly) when sitting at a traffic
> light in
> 95 degree temps with the AC on.
>
> Just my .02.
>
> Ray
>
>
>
>
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