97 Escort cooling fan intermittant
I do a lot of stop and go driving with this Escort. After replacing the head gasket which we discussed in another recent thread, I thought the car was going to be fine. This problem might have been there all along, I'm not sure.
Sometimes the temperature gauge goes up to boiling. Yes I can hear it boiling but the fan didn't start. If I can get it moving a bit the gauge will come back down to normal which leads me to believe that the thermostat is ok. A few minutes later the temp might start to go back up. The fan might or might not start. The fan itself was replaced a couple months ago. When the engine approaches boiling it sounds like the idle speed is increasing. It doesn't have a tach. It looks like there are two sensors on the thermostat housing. I'm assuming that I want to replace the one closest to the hose which Haynes says is the ECT sensor. Is there also a fan control module somewhere I need to look for? Am I heading in the right direction? |
After almost 3 months I'm happy to report that the cooling fan has been operating properly. I cleaned the electrical contacts at the sensor and haven't had any problems since. I love it when an issue has a simple solution.
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Glad it was a simple fix..
Thanks for the update.. |
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