[Shotimes] Cooling Issues

[Bruce Malachuk]

Mine is the same way. I've gotten in the habit of hitting the defrost button
for a second to trigger the fan, then back to vent before the A/C compressor
kicks in. Once I get the LPM / ECC CPU issues sorted out, that will be taken
care of by Ted's programming. Its funny cause my 95 SE with a 3.0 never
really moves and the fan only kicks in when stopped, but the temp gauge
moves maybe 1/2 a letter and then it kicks in.

Bruce
94 Opal Frost MTX
94 Deep Emerald Green ATX - w/90k gonna be parted
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron DeReus" <dereus@fbx.com>
To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 11:19 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Cooling Issues


> Mine, too.  Open highway, top of the "A." Sitting in the drive thru at
Taco
> Bell, fan doesn't kick in until the "N" and then quits at the "O."  New
> thermostat, ECT, and gauge sender last fall because it was running at the
> bottom of the "L" on the highway (the O-Ring on that thermostat was
toast.)
>
> Now, the fan on my 96 Windstar 3.8L runs about ALL THE TIME - 20 seconds
on,
> 5 seconds off, something like that.  The digital gauge is always at the
"M"
> though.
>
> Ron DeReus
> 95 MTX
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of sho2go
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 7:37 PM
> To: SHOtimes
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Cooling Issues
>
>
> Josh my 90 does the same thing, even after I changed the sensor.  I think
> there is some variability in the sensor/gauges, and I quit worrying about
> it.  I have a digital thermometer that reads right at 212 when the fan
kicks
> on and that's about right.  So if you don't see any other sign of
> overheating, such as water spewing out into the bottle then its probably
ok.
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Josh Salaets" <jsalaets@msn.com>
> To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 2:27 PM
> Subject: [Shotimes] Cooling Issues
>
>
> > I am trying to track down why my friend's '93 tends to run hot.  I
finally
> got
> > the leak on the coolant tube fixed, and replaced all the hoses on these
> two
> > tubes.  I also thoroughly flushed the cooling system and installed a new
> > radiator cap.
> >
> > The car still wants to run warm though.  Without the defrost on, the fan
> won't
> > kick on until the gauge reaches the top of the "O" on the temp gauge,
then
> > it'll turn off right when the gauge reaches the "M".  It seems like the
> fan is
> > coming on to late and not staying on long enough.  If I have the
defroster
> > running and the fans stay on all the time, it'll run right where I've
seen
> > most other SHOs run - the top part of the "A".
> >
> > Both coolant sensors and the thermostat were replaced about six months
ago
> > during the 60K with all Motorcraft stuff, and the car was having this
> problem
> > even before then.  The radiator is about three years old, and when I
> flushed
> > the cooling system, there wasn't much crud that came out.
> >
> > I am starting to lean towards the CCRM malfunctioning.  What do you guys
> > think?  Are these known to fail, and if so, are the symptoms similar to
> that
> > of this car?
> >
> > This is a '93, so does anyone know what years of SHO I could get this
from
> or
> > have the part number handy?  How much should I expect to pay for one of
> > these?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Josh Salaets
> > 95 SHO MTX (See it here: www.cardomain.com/id/sh0gun)
> > 85 Omni GLH-T (Autocrosser)
> > Eugene, OR
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