Radiator fans, help Options

[SiN_CeLi]

Ok here is the situation, I have a 96 gt manual. I have a brand new radiator brand new belts and new hoses. I flushed the cooling system, I installed a new thermostat and I replaced all 3 fan relays and replaced all of the fuses in my car. Now the problem, when I drive my car the fans do not want to work. The temp gauge in my car says that the coolant temp is normal but i will drive for like 3 miles and one of the fans should kick in by then right? Anywaz when I turn the ac on both of the fans kick in for a little while but then turn back off. I drove my car and the radiator isn't steaming or nothing but I am a little concerned. There aren't any coolant leaks and other then the super hot radiator the engine runs like a champ. no knocking no wierd idle everything seems ok. I have had this problem before but it was only my thermostat, but I just installed the new one bout a month ago.Any help would be appreciated.

[presure2]

sounds like a bad coolant temp switch.
to check it,
start the car, and disconnect the plug (its the one in the lower right corner of the radiator. if the fans dont come on, check the fan main relay, cooling fan relay, the fuses, and check the wiring from the cooling fan relay and ect switch.
if it does,
get a thermometer, take off the radiator cap, and stick the thermom. in there. warm the car up till the thermometer reads 200 or so degrees. if the fan dont come on, the temp switch is bad.

[SiN_CeLi]

Ok when I pulled the plug from the bottom right of the radiator both of my fans kicked in at full speed and stayed that way until I turned the key to the off position. so what does this mean?

This post has been edited by SiN_CeLi: Jan 28, 2006 - 2:30 AM

[presure2]

if the fans dont come on, check the fan main relay, cooling fan relay, the fuses, and check the wiring from the cooling fan relay and ect switch.

[Dr_Tweak]

Ok here is the situation, I have a 96 gt manual. I have a brand new radiator brand new belts and new hoses. I flushed the cooling system, I installed a new thermostat and I replaced all 3 fan relays and replaced all of the fuses in my car. Now the problem, when I drive my car the fans do not want to work. The temp gauge in my car says that the coolant temp is normal but i will drive for like 3 miles and one of the fans should kick in by then right? Anywaz when I turn the ac on both of the fans kick in for a little while but then turn back off. I drove my car and the radiator isn't steaming or nothing but I am a little concerned. There aren't any coolant leaks and other then the super hot radiator the engine runs like a champ. no knocking no wierd idle everything seems ok. I have had this problem before but it was only my thermostat, but I just installed the new one bout a month ago.Any help would be appreciated.

If your temp reads normal, then there isn't a problem. Try letting the engine run 'til it's at normal operating termperature, and then rev it up to about 2000 rpm, do not move the car. Just sit there for a while, and eventually your engine should get hot enough for the fan to kick on. If the temp starts to get high and you still have no fan, THEN you have a problem.

-Doc

[SiN_CeLi]

Thats why I had to get a new radiator. The temp gauge read normal but my car overheated so bad my old radiator pretty much cracked.and as the car was shooting steam the temp gauge inside the car said that the car was at normal temp, rite smack in middle of c and h

[presure2]

if it does,
get a thermometer, take off the radiator cap, and stick the thermom. in there. warm the car up till the thermometer reads 200 or so degrees. if the fan dont come on, the temp switch is bad.