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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 09:42 AM
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Hi 'Vetteheads,

I need some assistance with the fans on my '95 LT-1 'vert.

Background, I have owned and sold a '93 6-speed and a '96 LT-1 that were as stock as dirt. The fans would run and then shut off as normal, hot, but normal.

The '95 'vert w/49k miles has the fan come on @ 193/194 and stay on. The temp stays @ 193/194, but that dang fan is driving me nuts.

The previous owner said that the previous owner may have put a tuner in the car, or he may have changed the thermostat, or he may have changed the relay, or he may have done all of the above.

How do I determine if a Tuner was installed?

Without taking out the thermostat, how do I determine if it has been changed.

How do I determine if a lower temp fan relay has been installed?

Thank you all for your information, I'm lost here.

Dave @ 954-240-2822
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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Thermostat can't control fan activation. Don't bother pulling it.
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by dwblindref
How do I determine if a lower temp fan relay has been installed?
And there is no such thing as a "lower temp fan relay". A relay is just a relay. A switch activated by power from a remote source. In this case the computer. Programming is the cause of your early fans activation.

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You can have a tuner change the program or learn how to do it yourself. You also may have something like a Hypertech chip.
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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You can "Read" the PCM with TunerCat or LT1 Edit software, this will tell the fan's on/off settings.

It sounds like the PCM has been reprogrammed to run a 160* thermostat. But, currently it's running a 180* stat that won't allow coolant temps to get low enough to deactivate the fan(s).
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