[Shotimes] Re: Snow/Cooling fan problem - 1995 MTX

[James White]

In all of the time I have owned and driven my SHOs, almost 10 years, I have
never had a problem with snow clogging the fan or radiator.  I live and work
in the snow belt.  Drive from just outside of Chicago to Cities like
Milwaukee, Green Bay, Wausau, Minneapolis, Fargo, Sioux Falls, Omaha, Kansas
City, St. Louis, and Springfield.  Lots of ice and snow, but no problems
with snow jamming up into the motor.  Maybe the bras help keep it out?

My old Volvo had a problem.  Snow would come up into the motor and hold the
throttle linkage open, unless the the radiator shade was pulled up.

The '93 MTX overheated several times over the years, but no harm has seemed
to come of it.  Don't fix it if it isn't broke.  The rod bearings are also
likely going, but I don't
have the time to replace those or the ones on the '95MTX.  But the 3.2
project is important, so the AWA can be lead to believe that it needs to be
done ;-)

Jim White - greensho@crown.net
Valparaiso, Indiana
'93  5 SPEED   276k few mods
'95  5 SPEED   227k lots of mods
"double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Holowczak" <jeh4@worldnet.att.net>
To: <TechSHO@topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 4:37 PM
Subject: Snow/Cooling fan problem - 1995 MTX


> Hopefully I have not blown up this motor . . . .
>
> Took the SHO out in last Thursday's 10" snowstorm in New England.
> Waited until everyone had gone home (about 6 PM) so that the roads would
> be free of encumbrances. Nothing like a Quaife and 4 nearly new Toyo
> Observe G03 T rated snows on Slicers . . . .
>
> Car did not get used much for the next few days.  Started it up Monday
> AM to go to work, let it idle for 15 minutes while I finished getting
> ready (8 deg. day with the car outside, the LTD LX winter beater was
> occupying the garage with a rear brake r&r).  Went out, and saw coolant
> leaking from the drain petcock.  Closed drain petcock but car continued
> to leak from other locales near the drivers side rad plenum.  Shut car
> down, forgetting to eyeball temp.
>
> Anyhow, today I recalled that Tauri were being recalled in droves due to
> snow jamming the cooling fan and frying the motor.  Called wife.com and
> had her start it up, max A/C 60 F setting.  No cooling fan action.
> Called dealer - SHO's NOT included in the circuit breaker install/new
> fan warranty. Called Ford - after 30 minutes they concurred with the
> dealer, could not even get either party to pull the TSB/warranty info
> for the 700,000 other 1995 Tauri recalled for this reason.
>
> Questions for the group -
>
> is the 94/95 MTX cooling fan fused or breakered anywhere?  Where do I
> look?
>
> Has this happened to other 1994/1995 MTXers?
>
> Any place to get a 2 row Gonad radiator cheaper than $168 at Autozoned?
>
>
> Will an overheated 3.0 finally get my carcass in gear on the 3.2
> project?
>
> Too many Ford problems lately . . . rear drum brakes are very
> frustrating at 20 degrees . . . .
>
>
> If you've read this far, please forward to SHOtimes as after 7 years I
> no longer subscribe - if this has effected more than one of us I would
> like to make a combined complaint to NHTSA.
>
> John Holowczak
> jeh4@worldnet.att.net
>
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