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Old 04-17-2010, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by macdrone View Post
Low speed is engine temp so thats weird freon charge fixed that. A/C should be high fan speed when engaged. Also if you can opt for a new radiator and new thermostat I would do it.

Made a huge difference in cooling in my ride.
No, I think you've got that reversed. Low aux fan is triggered by the pressure switch on the receiver/drier, while hi speed is triggered by the thermistor on the coolant pump (or on the head in earlier models).
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