Re: Cooling fans staying on

["Robert Rooney" <dmcvegas@xxxx>]

Check the otterstat. 

1. Unplug the wires from the otterstat. If the fans turn off, then a 
bad otterstat is the culprit.

2. Make sure that the otterstat doesn't have a jumper wire inserted 
in. If so, plug the wires back into the otterstat. BEFORE you take 
the car back out onto the road, let it idle up to normal operating 
temp in your driveway. It is possible that the otterstat switch is 
defective, and a jumper was insterted to force the fans to run 
constantly. If this is the case and you plug the wires back in, you 
might be in for a surprise if your car over heats in traffic! If this 
is the case, replace the otterstat.

3. A jumper wire may have been inserted to force the fans to run 
constantly in the summertime. I do the same on my car. It's not that 
any part of the cooling system is defective. It's just that by 
keeping my engine that much cooler, I can squeeze a little more power 
out of it.

-Robert
vin 6585



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Ryan McCaffrey" <ryanjm@xxxx> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> A quick search of the archives yielded plenty of messages about 
cooling fans
> *not* coming on, but mine are staying on. 
> Ryan McCaffrey
> #10014
> 
> 
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