When the cooling fans come in on my s2 they dont seem to take the temparature down much but just hold it steady. ive recently got a front mount and twin fans and sometime it takes the temp down so the fans go off is this normal as most cars the fans cut in and out but on my rs they pretty much stay on constant wen sat in traffic but they go off when driving.

opinions please...

 

Sounds about right 2me the engine get's hot when standin in traffic and then cools when drivin so the fan comes in when it gets hot n stops when the engine cools?

 

Its because you have a barn door sized cooler stuck in front of youre rad mate ,youre lucky the temp doesnt continue to rise even with the fans running.Regards Micky

 

you could always wire the fan up to the ignition so it's always on if ya want the fan on more

 

but i love that barn sized cooler

Also whats the normal operating temp for the thermostat, and what temp will the fans kick in on a standard switch?

 

Bad idea...

 

Standard thermostat opens at 88 degrees. Quite a common thing to do is fit a 82 degree thermostat and a cossie fan switch as it kick's in earlier IIRC. Oh and wire up a manual fan overide switch for when you are coming up to traffic

 

spot on
i have this set up with twin kenlowe fans and have no temp probs at all

 

i have bought an alloy rad and turbo cooler to try and cure this problem!

alot of peeps end up with 92 degree thermoststes!

i got sold one from fords before!

i got an 82 degree one from burtons for a fiver!

i see someone sellin em on ebay and they were fetchin 15 quid!

there is some mugs out there!!!

and some people earnin money