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Old 03-05-2006, 11:05 AM
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ithink my thermo stuck?
when iturn the key to start the fans already on how do isort this out and do i have to drain all my coolent one other thing
ihad a bailey header tank and theres on level so how do you know how much to put in thanks all
Old 03-05-2006, 03:56 PM
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I would say thats a fan switch fault personally....


The fan switch is in the bottom (N/S) of the rad...
Old 03-05-2006, 04:32 PM
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hi mate
when i bought my car the fans on it were on all the time, i fitted a new fan switch ,now however they never come on regardless how hot the enine gets, av checked the relay , wiring etc , if i bridge terminals on multi plug the fans come on , nobody can tell me whats wrong with it , so i just gave up. let us know how you get on mate
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Old 03-05-2006, 05:20 PM
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ok ill order one up tomoz ill let you know if it solves the prob chears
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Default Re: re fans

Originally Posted by stookay
hi mate
when i bought my car the fans on it were on all the time, i fitted a new fan switch ,now however they never come on regardless how hot the enine gets, av checked the relay , wiring etc , if i bridge terminals on multi plug the fans come on , nobody can tell me whats wrong with it , so i just gave up. let us know how you get on mate
best regards stookay
Ive had that problem. It was while the engine was out being rebuilt and being lazy i didnt finish it for a month or 2. The radiator clogged up and the coolant wasnt passing the fan switch. Bought a new rad and job done..
U can get the rad checked for flow rates to find out, mine was goosed.
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