Overheating????
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mine did the same yesterday except it poured out some antifreeze.... im n the same boat
check the coolant strenth of ur coolant... then make sure e-fans are coming on at a resonable temp.... make sure u have no leaks or air in the system... if its still overheating... maybe try changing ur thermostat
just wondering but have you checked your t-stat?
On my mustang she ran fine everywhere untill she came to a stop.
the t-stat was in 4 pieces
On my mustang she ran fine everywhere untill she came to a stop.
the t-stat was in 4 pieces
bad relay? and maby t-stat.
How do i go about checking it just take it out? And where would the relay be? Fuse?
just pull the t-stat housing and pull the t-stat and have a look. I forget what our stats are rated at...but i wanna say they are 185*. toss your stocker into a pot of boiling water with a thermometer and bring her to a boil and see what temp it opens. or if its in pieces or stuck open replace it.
as for the relay and fuse...dont ask i dont have e-fans
HD, i have a stock 04 L thermostat. You can use it if you want to swap it out and see if that's the problem.
I may have to do that ill hit you up once i start the deconstruction. :dw:
did your truck come with e fans or is it aftermarket? if they are after market just trace the wires from the fan to the relay its a lil 1"x1"x1" box with 4 wires. once you find it and wanna check it let me know and il tell you how. id tell you now but i cant remember which number does what.
ok thats most likely aftermarket. bassically if it was done correctly the switch just connects a ground. pretty much it bypasses the coolant temp switch which is was gives a ground to the system at a certin temp. so your entire system has power all the time and/or while the ignition is on. HOWEVER!!!!! pay attention to this it might be backwards to where that swich gives power to the relay and/or the temp switch gives power. i say this b/c im not familure with the aftermarket e-fan setups on the HD and L trucks. a sure fire way to find out is to check for continuity between a ground and pin 86 on the relay connector (while the relay is unplugged)
FIRST check the temp sensor (find which one controls the fans)
just unhook the electrical connector and ground it... fans should come on. if there are 2 wires then just connect them together.
on the relay you will have 4 important numbers:
30- power FROM the battery
87- power TO the componet (e-fan)
86- ground
85- switched power (from a switch like a temp swithch)
like i said keep in mind that in your case you might have constant power to 85 and the temp switch might give the ground to turn the fan on so the ground will be going to the fans.. just check continuity between a good ground and the pin 86 on the relay connector to see which one you have.
if you do have continuity between 86 and a ground then do this:
get a jumper wire about 6" long and strip back about 1/2" on each end. plug one end into pin 30 on the relay connector and then touch pin 87 to see if the fans come on... if not then you have a bad motor OR no power to the 30 pin. if they do then you might have a bad relay or temp sensor
if you dont not have continuity use the jumper wire from above and strip off about 1" of the wire. stick about 1/4" of the stripped wire into pin 30 on the relay connectorand then plug in the relay ensuring that the realy pin and realy connector pin AND jumper wire are touching into the connector. once thats done touch the other end of the jumper to a ground and if the fans dont come on then you prolly have a bad relay or maby a bad fan motor?? this way is hard for me to explain for some reason.
NOTE!!!!!!!
im drunk so im sure im screwing something up so someone who had more knowledge than me tune in and proof read this. but im pretty sure its close enough to find the problem.
here is a pic
http://311s.org/Pics/relay.jpg
FIRST check the temp sensor (find which one controls the fans)
just unhook the electrical connector and ground it... fans should come on. if there are 2 wires then just connect them together.
on the relay you will have 4 important numbers:
30- power FROM the battery
87- power TO the componet (e-fan)
86- ground
85- switched power (from a switch like a temp swithch)
like i said keep in mind that in your case you might have constant power to 85 and the temp switch might give the ground to turn the fan on so the ground will be going to the fans.. just check continuity between a good ground and the pin 86 on the relay connector to see which one you have.
if you do have continuity between 86 and a ground then do this:
get a jumper wire about 6" long and strip back about 1/2" on each end. plug one end into pin 30 on the relay connector and then touch pin 87 to see if the fans come on... if not then you have a bad motor OR no power to the 30 pin. if they do then you might have a bad relay or temp sensor
if you dont not have continuity use the jumper wire from above and strip off about 1" of the wire. stick about 1/4" of the stripped wire into pin 30 on the relay connectorand then plug in the relay ensuring that the realy pin and realy connector pin AND jumper wire are touching into the connector. once thats done touch the other end of the jumper to a ground and if the fans dont come on then you prolly have a bad relay or maby a bad fan motor?? this way is hard for me to explain for some reason.
NOTE!!!!!!!
im drunk so im sure im screwing something up so someone who had more knowledge than me tune in and proof read this. but im pretty sure its close enough to find the problem.
here is a pic
http://311s.org/Pics/relay.jpg
wow for being 1/2 retarded lastnight i typed that ok i guess :whine:
let me know if you have any issues, right now im sure i could explain in more detail.
let me know if you have any issues, right now im sure i could explain in more detail.
My JDM Electric Fan kit rocks! I will stock up on some 20-30amp relays though incase they decide to take a dump one day in the heat.
Ok just looked at it and there are two relays???????
Navi pump here... and it works very well.
ok ok, do you have 2 fans or one? if you have two fans you can have one relay perfan for hi and low. if you have one fan then one relay will be for high and one for low. this is the tricky part and im not even gonna explain it... lol sorry.
just check each on in those steps above and see what happens. you might need to turn the ignition to on for it to work right.
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