RenegadeZ Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Does anyone know at what point the secondary cooling fan kicks on? I can see evidence on the radiator that it has run but not too much.... I've been seriously thinking about wiring it so it will run when ever the main fan is running. I was reading a post a while back & a guy was going to install a switch to where he could control when the secondary fan ran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenegadeZ Posted March 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 I just read a post about running the fans off of a manual switch I may do that... Would installing a lower temp stat cause the secondary fan to run more often? I currently run the stock 195 degree stat... I just bought it last night but I havent put it in yet, I've been debating on whether or not I want to go to 180 degrees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby1870 Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 first fan 220* second fan 227* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenegadeZ Posted March 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Damn I dont know why I even asked "if the fans would come on quicker if I installed a lower temp stat" I knew tha answer to that. Good look on the info... are there any female members on here? jus curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaloutsider Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 If you have to find a female through THIS board, there's something wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slade901 Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 If you have to find a female through THIS board, there's something wrong. hmm hehe j/k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slade901 Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 I have connected my secondary fan wire to the primary fan wire. When the primary fan kicks in, the secondary fan kicks in too. Takes quicker to cool down the coolant temperature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenegadeZ Posted March 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Nah I dont need the post for pussy thats what the Z is for, anyway I was just asking to see if we had any chickz on hea that were onto there rides... I met me one wit a nice rack & she lovez carz ... only thing is she likes (drives) saturnz .... oh well, she still is a rack-a-teer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyman87 Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 first fan 220*second fan 227* i thought it was 200* and 207* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby1870 Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 first fan 220*second fan 227* i thought it was 200* and 207* na....T-stat is at 195* so why have the fan at 200*. Let the car sit in traffic for a while on a hot day. When it gets to 220, you'll see it start going down. Thats the first fan. If you let it get real hot, you'll see it at 227. The fan doenst come on at the t-stat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyman87 Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 i guess so. i dont worry about it to much anymore b/c my fans turn on at 180* or when its hot and sitting i just flip the ignistion to on and they kick on 8) for like 5mins or more. i seen it go from 160 to 50*s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musthavemuzk Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 first fan 220*second fan 227* i have yet to hear the fans come on in my GP. gauge goes up oh so close to 220, but no fan turns on. temps range from around 195 up to about 210 or so. when under the hood tonight i noticed that the plenum and rad hoses were HOT HOT HOT. but no fan. can i test them somehow to see if they are working or bad? Monty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
god910 Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 If you turn on your A/C the primary should kick on, but I don't know that parameters for it to. (coolant temp, air temp, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musthavemuzk Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 If you turn on your A/C the primary should kick on, but I don't know that parameters for it to. (coolant temp, air temp, etc.) i asked a coworker today about it and he said the exact same thing. that at least one of the fans should come on when AC is turned on. Monty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90lum31v6euro Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 i have my cooling fan relays wired thru a switch and grounded so whenever im driving and feel the need to flick em both on, i can the switch is under my drivers seat i got the plan from here: http://www.w-body.com/upgrades/manualfancontrol.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91cutty Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 I've NEVER seen the second fan come on except for when I have the A/C on. One day when it was like 30*C I made a point of going outside and letting the car idle for a good half-hour so see if it would click on... nothing. Then I put the A/C on and right away the fan started up. Is something wrong or is this how it's supposed to work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutlassdude96 Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 you would most to see the secondary see with ac on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musthavemuzk Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 so this past week i tore both of the cooling fans out and hot wired them to the battery. the worked that way. but still have not heard them come on any other way. even when i turned the AC on. where do i look next? Monty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jheiv Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 My car, 89 TGP has two fans and they both have relays in the fuseblock above the left (passenger) front tire. Make sure they both work. After you reattach your fans you can backprobe the relay socket with a 12v line from the battery and one for a ground and see if the fans work. That would make sure the lines from the relay to the fans work. Then turn the car on and make sure there is a 12v signal going into the relay. Then if you plug the good relays back into the block and it gets above 230 w/o either of them clicking on or the fans going then you probably can isolate the problem to the sensors or the circuit controlling the relays. Can anyone follow this and make sure its right? -jheiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musthavemuzk Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 seems logical and correct. guess i have not reached 230 yet so that could also be why the fans have not turned on. Monty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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