Re: [DMCForum] hot start/electrical problem - John Hervey please help

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

Your best bet is to always call the vendor when you have a problem, 
especially John Hervey since he is almost always available on the 
phone.

Mark V



On Aug 26, 2005, at 8:25 PM, Chris Almy wrote:

> Lauren,
> If you are using a FanFix, Fanzilla, blue fan fail module or jumpers, 
> they
> are all triggered the same way. In your case what probably happened 
> was the
> coolant was hot enough to trigger the fans to turn on. When you turned 
> off
> the car, the hot coolant stopped circulating. Since you only let the 
> car
> sit for 5 minutes, the coolant was still hot enough to trigger the
> outerstat and the fans turned back on during starting.
>
> It doesn't surprise me that the car had trouble starting as it takes a 
> lot
> of power to run both fans and the starter. Your best bet would be to 
> let
> the car sit longer if you turned it off with the fans running. If they
> weren't running when you turn off the car, the coolant won't get 
> hotter and
> the fans should remain off when starting.
>
> Chris
> VIN 4099
>
> At 06:00 PM 8/26/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>
>> The saga continues.  Car started just fine after sitting for a week
>> and half.  Drove great and I ran it up to operating temp. Special T's
>> fan fix kicked in just as I came home and I shut the engine (because
>> I was home).  After 5 min, car wouldn't start but fans came on and
>> voltage showed only 8 volts.  So I disconnected the fan fix relay in
>> the relay compartment and got the car started after a few tries.
>>
>> John here are two questions -- is the fan fix supposed to make the
>> fans come on when the car is hot even before the engine is turned
>> on?  I mean as soon as I turn the key to the first position.   It's 
>> wired
>> directly to the battery if I remember, right?    And more important 
>> for
>> the short term -- after I disconnect your relay so I can start the car
>> when it's hot,  can I reconnect it while the car is running?
>>
>> ....................LP
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