[DML] Weird Otter?

["Scott McMullan" <mcmullas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Getting off the turnpike today, I noticed my engine getting warmer than I
like.  I pulled over on the ramp, and discovered my cooling fans weren't
running.  Totally forgetting the ability to use the A/C to control my fans,
I jump my otterstat.  My fans now are running, I cool off my car a bit, and
complete my commute.

After a day at work and a quick call to PJ Grady to add a new otterstat to
mt most recent parts order, I am reminded that I can use the A/C to force
the fans on when required.  Confident that I can keep an eye on the temp, I
reconnect my otterstat the way it's supposed to be (to give it a second
chance to behave), and drive home.

Much to my surprise, it all behaves properly for the entire drive...
although the temp seems to hover a bit higher than I am accustomed to, the
fans cut in and out on their own, and I never quite get to the point where I
feel like I need to force the fans on, even in stop-and-go traffic.

Does this sound like a normal failure mode for an otterstat, or was I
perhaps suffering from something simpler like a dirty connection?

Thanks in advance.  Owned the car for like half a year, and I still feel
like a neophyte.
--Scott




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