Still no fan on the SNEPITA

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

Allyn-
  I see where you are coming from, and you could very well be correct.  I'm
just a bit skeptical, but I sure can't prove you wrong!

Larry

> heres the deal, if the idle is too low, coolant flows too slowly across
the radiator, allowing it to
> cool off too much by the time it hits the half-way point (where the temp
sender is).
> while it is true that the water coming from the radiator is cool, theres
not enough flow rate coming
> to actually cool the engine enough.
> Al
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
> To: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>; "Cathy Boyko" <losinit@usa.net>;
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 1:57 PM
> Subject: Re: Still no fan on the SNEPITA
>
>
> > Al-
> >  Are you saying it is overheating because the water temp is too low?
> > Someone is confused....is it me?
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Allyn <amalventano1@comcast.net>
> > To: Cathy Boyko <losinit@usa.net>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 5:30 AM
> > Subject: Re: Still no fan on the SNEPITA
> >
> >
> > > cathy, let it get hot, then rev it to 2000 rpm and keep it there. if
the
> > fan then kicks on you have
> > > either your idle too low or gunk in your radiator. idle too low causes
the
> > water pump to flow too
> > > little. i initially had both the low idle and the gunk at the same
time.
> > the rieger would even let
> > > itself overheat at idle without so much as kicking on the fan, cause
the
> > temp was low by the time
> > > the water reached the temp switch.
> > > Al
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Cathy Boyko" <losinit@usa.net>
> > > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 5:07 PM
> > > Subject: Still no fan on the SNEPITA
> > >
> > >
> > > Well, I still can't seem to get the fan to run. This is on the Silver
> > Never
> > > Ending Pain In The Ass, which is a 1987 16V with a 2L/1.8 head. I love
> > that
> > > car.
> > >
> > > So maybe the fan doesn't ever need to run?
> > >
> > > Seriously, I replaced the oil temp sensor recently, and this new one
is
> > > reading at 120 once the car warms up, which is 20 degrees more than
the
> > > previous one.  It will go up to at least 130 when sitting, which is
not
> > > normal, at least with the old sensor. I'm too chicken to let it get
> > hotter.
> > >
> > > Water temp guage sits just above the light. No spewing fluid or
anything
> > like
> > > that.
> > >
> > > Anyway, I'm pretty sure the fan should be on when I pop the hood and
the
> > car
> > > is running that warm, but I haven't seen it run since this all
started. It
> > > also fails to after run, and it may be it just isn't hot enough, and I
> > guess
> > > this may be yet another issue. I'm pretty sure it SHOULD be running
while
> > the
> > > car is idling and hot.
> > >
> > > So to recap what I posted previously:
> > >
> > > Rad gets hot, maybe not very uniform though, is hotter in the top
corner
> > where
> > > coolant enters it, but I'd suspect this is normal, it should get
cooler as
> > it
> > > moves through.
> > >
> > > 12V to the fan
> > >
> > > Fan runs when jumpered, seems normal, both speeds work
> > >
> > >
> > > Fuse  okay
> > >
> > > New today, a new thermoswitch (dealer version, which may also be
higher
> > temp
> > > than the one I removed; it was less than a year old)
> > >
> > >  So am I just not getting it hot enough to see the fan come on? It
sure
> > worked
> > > on the way to Cincy (heh, chop, chop), and ran at 100 that whole trip,
but
> > it
> > > may have been cooler outside.
> > >
> > > Maybe I'm just getting a false high read from the oil temp sensor?
> > >
> > > I don't want to drive it if it is too hot, but if it's just the sensor
> > I'll
> > > ingore it I guess.
> > >
> > >
> > > Sorry to be back at you with this, but hey, it's on topic at least.
(so at
> > > what temp do your fans begin to run, using the water temp guage to
> > describe
> > > it, or oil temp. Do your fans run when it idles, and the engine is
warm?)
> > >
> > > Cathy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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