overheating

[michael454rs@hotmail.com]

i was wondering does anyone know where i can find the manual fan switch for my 3.8 rs, because i hate the fact the the fans kick in until the temp is up till like 230 and the only come on for a couple of seconds. also will there be a problem if ran with no thermostat because overhere were i live the temp gets up to 120 and that no good.

[michael454rs@hotmail.com]

Re: overheating

help neeeded bad anyone

[cam98aro]

Re: overheating

you may be able to buy a tuner that can change the temp the fans kick in at

[Firehawk N Wv]

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slponline.com cuz they make one or zzperformance.com

I think the run around 30 bucks or so, but cant remember for sure. I wouldnt take the stat completly out so instead install a 160 stat and have the ECU set for that stat. That way ur fans would come on after exceeding a 200 or so temp cuz a 160 stat will still warm u up to about 180 give or take a few degrees.

[michael454rs@hotmail.com]

Re: overheating

slponline.com cuz they make one or zzperformance.com

I think the run around 30 bucks or so, but cant remember for sure. I wouldnt take the stat completly out so instead install a 160 stat and have the ECU set for that stat. That way ur fans would come on after exceeding a 200 or so temp cuz a 160 stat will still warm u up to about 180 give or take a few degrees.

where can i get my ecu tuned for a 160 stat, do i have to send it out somewhere

[Firehawk N Wv]

Re: overheating

Not necessarily. If u know someone local to you who can tune your car using HPTuners then they can do it or you can go by Hypertechs handheld tuner that does basic thing such as adjusting for the stat. Someone tuneing your car may run 100-200 bucks depending on the person doing it. The HPP3 programmer will cost you around 300 or so. Im sure there is someone in your area who tunes vehicles.

[michael454rs@hotmail.com]

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ill look into that as for the manual fan switch will any trhow any codes?

[Mr. Logger]

Re: overheating

ill look into that as for the manual fan switch will any trhow any codes?

No it won't.

[Firehawk N Wv]

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As frogger said no it wont at all. Im not sure eactly how it hooks up but I think its a plug n' play somewhere in the fan harness then u run it into the inside of the car through the firewall and just mount it where u please.

[landj]

Re: overheating

don't Run with an open Stat, will ruin engine, & cause horrible gas mileage. running lower stat will not prevent car from overheating, just makes engine temp lower when cooling system working Okay, if cooling system not okay, lower stat useless. must fix cause of overheating to prevent overheating. Reprogram ECM as suggested above to correct mismatched stat from factory fan turn on temp.

[Firehawk N Wv]

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Id def check ur stat first since u cant find any external leaks.

[michael454rs@hotmail.com]

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ok so heres the deal i ran without the stat today was my first day driving the car again
i took it to school when i got home my mom told the car was leaking water so i cheked and the lower hose from the radiator was wet but i wasnt torn or anythign and that was the only spot that was wet the clamp was still and everythin. so what the fudge is going on this frekin car is drivign me crazyy

[Firehawk N Wv]

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U may just have a small hole in it. Make sure ur hose is all the way up on the radiator then reclamp it.

[michael454rs@hotmail.com]

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ima do that in the morning but reaylly this car is giving me a whole bunch of problems ima fix and put it for sale i know ima regret it for the rest of my life but its ridiculous how much money im putting in it

[auto666]

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put the t-stat back in not having a tstat will make it look like your running cooler but in reality you hotter the t-stat slows/stops the coolant from moving which allows the heat to transfer to the coolant, with out a tstat the coolant is rushing threw so fast it cant effectivly absorb the heat from the engine so the coolant is cooler but the engine is hotter, make sense?