cooling fans dont work
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cooling fans dont work
I have a 99 corvette that runs 230 degrees in street driving and 195 on the freeway.The cooling fans never come on.I jumpered the relay and the fans came on.I pulled the relays and checked them with my meter.Contacts open and close when I put 12 volts to the relays.Analog and digital temp work.Fans work,relays work,temp sending unit works.What else is there?
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I doubt both high and low speed fan drivers in the PCM failed at the same time so you likely missed something in your wiring checks.
My guess would be that the low speed circuit has some issue since the high speed doesn't kick on until 236*F. Check relay 44 again and make sure the N/C contact is good.
My guess would be that the low speed circuit has some issue since the high speed doesn't kick on until 236*F. Check relay 44 again and make sure the N/C contact is good.
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The fans do not run above 35 mph. If you are seeing those temps on the highway you have other problems. Bad stat, clogged AC condenser, or a blocked radiator or both. Radiator and coolant contaminated over time and needs to be flushed and replaced.
Last edited by Evil-Twin; 04-18-2013 at 05:48 AM.
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I have a 99 corvette that runs 230 degrees in street driving and 195 on the freeway.The cooling fans never come on.I jumpered the relay and the fans came on.I pulled the relays and checked them with my meter.Contacts open and close when I put 12 volts to the relays.Analog and digital temp work.Fans work,relays work,temp sending unit works.What else is there?
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have you cleaned the condenser and replaced the radiator? ac delco 20889 is something like $190 shipped on amazon and imo should be done on any c4 or c5 over 10 years old or 50k miles {100k miles max} with them OEM radiator. these cars are literal vacuum cleaners and you will typically have a sand castle when you clean out the condenser. at a bare minimum clean them both with 100+ psi and the air gun and or a garden hose with a pressure sprayer tip.
even with the fans working you will run 230+ in town with a clogged condenser and radiator.
this is a shopping list of your cooling system parts minus fans and relays
Ac delco 20889 radiator $188.16
Ac delco water pump 251-744 $177.61
Ac delco water pump inlet w/ stat 15-11057 $29.30
Ac delco 18021L hose $27.52
Ac delco 24388L hose $25.35
Ac delco 24458L hose $14.59
GM hose 10229491 $24
even with the fans working you will run 230+ in town with a clogged condenser and radiator.
this is a shopping list of your cooling system parts minus fans and relays
Ac delco 20889 radiator $188.16
Ac delco water pump 251-744 $177.61
Ac delco water pump inlet w/ stat 15-11057 $29.30
Ac delco 18021L hose $27.52
Ac delco 24388L hose $25.35
Ac delco 24458L hose $14.59
GM hose 10229491 $24
Last edited by racebum; 04-19-2013 at 03:34 AM.
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If you sit and idle what does the temp go up to. The fans should kick on around 230 degrees.
Last edited by SacCityCorvette; 04-19-2013 at 02:35 PM.
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