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Old 05-17-2008, 07:43 AM   #6
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Default Re: Radiator fan on 96 GP won't work

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If you think it's a great idea to have your computer only turn on your fan in traffic at 230 degrees, by all means, leave you car the way it is and enjoy your toasty engine in traffic.
I never said what they had it set to was a good idea, just that it's a good idea to have the computer control and monitor it.

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If you know about the wiring on these cars, you'd know that the computer does not check the temperature of the coolant in the radiator, the factory thermal switch is in the block.
Yes, I know that, and it's how it should be.

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I just set up a parallel system to keep the engine cooler in traffiic than the 230 degrees the factory intended.
I wasn't playing down your solution. You asked "Why the thermal switch goes into the computer and not the fan relay I also have no idea," and I gave you the answer.
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