turbocat

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Help please

My fans on my escos are not kicking in. The temp on the dial go above half way and they dont come on. So I poped over to woodford and picked up a new fan switch and a thermostat 32 degree one When I took the plug off the temp switch on the bottom of the rad I bridged the wires over and the fan came on so great they work. fitted the new fan switch and thermostat and the fans still dont kick in....

Can anyone please help

Thanks

graham c

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is the rad blocked near the fan switch if it is the rad is cold and the fan switch wont work

turbocat

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When I took the old one out the water flowed out ok and the rad feels hot allround The heaters arnt That great iside the car even when the cars red hot

ECOS95

Had a similar problem on mine, My fans would come on when I turned the air con on but wouldn't come on when the engine got too hot. Mine turned out to be the wires in the plug on the thermo switch in the rad. It looked ok from the outside but was badly corroded so didn't work. Re made the wiring in the plug & not had a problem since.

turbocat

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Do you think that might be my problem even though they work when I bridge

ECOS95

Give um a tug ! so to speak. 2 of the wires snapped straight away on mine.

turbocat

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Ok mate will give it ago tommorw

ECOS95

U can get just the pins for the connector from a motor factors from memory.

turbocat

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Right today I checked all the wires and great they are ok. So I unplugged the temp switch on the bottom of the rad and plugged it into my old temp switch and held a lighter on it and after 20 seconds the fan came on so at least all the wires are good. I plugged it back into the fitted switch and run the car again it got half way on the dial (inside the car) and still the fans arnt working I felt the radiator the top half is red hot and the bottom is cold so did a flush it make sure theres no air lock and run again still just warn at the bottom of the rad. Do you guys think I need a new radiator

oilcosworth

Ive checked mine and my fans dont cum in till the needle is
near the top end put before the red are you sure your
leaving it long enough mate just a thought

turbocat

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If I let mine get that hot it will start to steam and the bottom of the rad still is only warm. Ive tried to unblock the rad but looking through my s/h I found it had rad seal in 2000 done by ford to stop a leak. Think this has blocked the rad over the time. What do you think only other thing the water pump is not working but I dont think they can stop working it turns with the cambelt I think Not that great on engines

ECOS95

If the water pump was broken the car would overheat on the move not just parked up as you'd have no movement of water around the system.I'm sure the Escort had the better water pump, metal impellors not plastic like some Fords.

Sounds like the rad is causing the problem if the wiring is ok to the Fan switch & they had tried to fix a leak previously. Does the bottom water hose get hot after a run ? It should do, but just not as hot as the top.

My fan's come on when the needle is just over half way on the gauge if that helps.

Aaroncast

Just Keep Reving It Really Hard-till Something Gives-this Will Remove The Paranoir
From The Equation------------you Will Then Have A Problem You Can Identify With!!
Anything Else I Can Assist You With?-----------ok Speak Later

Kelv

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another worthless response by Aaroncast - tosser at birth!!

GUZZLER

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thats what i would normally go with, seen it on a few cossies, the water flows out of the rad ok when you flush it but the rad dosn't work properly on the car.

turbocat

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I got home from work today and took the rad out What a easy job thought it would be a pain to do So just brought a alloy one should be all ok when fitted

stevecossy

Hi mate, Dont forget to buy (another)fan switch This time from stu @ msd as they do a special one for alloy rads because of heat soak.
Good luck cheers steve

turbocat

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Yiphee fitted a new alloy rad today filled her up with water started her up kept pumping the water hoses felt the state open the rad went hot and yiphee the fans came on. Even better now with the 82 degree state the gauge just gets halt way and they come on very happy

Thanks to everyone for there help and advice

Lighty

so are you going to drive it now....

turbocat

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Yes mate Iam going up to the garage in a min to put the bumper on and take her out for a drive yiphee