Auxillary Fan Question 72 450SL
My manual states that it should come on at 212 degrees F
but mine cranks up at about 175 degrees. I am beginning to think my temp gauge is off or my senders are bad, before I start replacing willy nilly I thought I would ask who has been there done that Basically, temp gauge stays steady at 175-180 degrees , fan comes on when she gets near top temp ( 175-80) so basically it runs alot. Of course it is bloody hot here, I am not running AC, I prefer top down. any ideas? perhaps just normal for 35 year old car???? |
Ron, check your temp with an IR thermometer perhaps right where the sensor that looks like this is:
http://img.eautopartscatalog.com/live/G503012319BEH.JPG If it's not 212 or higher, the sensor is bad. They can eventually wear with age, turning on too soon. If I don't have a spare you can pick up a new one, but I think I owe you for that hood latch still so if I can find a spare (which I won't have time to look for until MAYBE Sun PM, as I'm going on vacation this weekend), I'll send it your way. |
thanks Tom, I think that may be my issue, everything else seems OK, i figure I will change it out when I do the coolant flush. Let me know if you find your "spare"
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I have found 3 sensors Ron - but not 1 is a 212 switch. I'll look in my spare parts bin but I doubt I have it there. I need to check the bin when it's light in my garage!
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I see there are for sale out there replacement fan switches that run the fan at 90 C which is close to where yours is coming on. Does it have a temp stamped on it & could it possibly been changed out by a PO in the past? Just a thought....
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perhaps that is the case.
I have decided to change mine out, don't stress tomguy, just thanks for looking. |
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why worried it kicks on too soon? I am mad mine kicks on too late. seems to me early is better?
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perhaps, but its not right, as you can tell by my many posts, I like things the way they are suppose to be:dizzy2:
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