Help! Afterrun Fan no longer running

[David Head]

Its controlled by the 2 pin sensor where the upper hose goes to the head. Check
those connections. With the engine off, jumper those 2 wires - do not ground
them. If the fan/pump runs, its the sensor

Adam Jansen wrote:

> Well I replaced my thermostat and heater control valve this weekend and in
> the process I think I broke something...
>
> The fan no longer does its little after run bit when I shut the car down
> when its warm.
> The fan still runs when the engine is on though, so that is at least good.
>
> What should I look into?
>
> Here is what I did:
> Replace the Heater Control valve (in the process I bumped a hose on a small
> silver box against the firewall directly above the heather control valve the
> hose runs to a larger round box at the back of the engine block (the hose
> was shot at the round box back of the engine block)
>
> and replaced the thermostat
> pulled the lower radiator hose off and the wire harness just below it that
> connects to the radiator
> pulled off the thermostat hosing pulled and replace the thermostat.
> put the thermostat hosing back on (with new gasket) and connected the lower
> radiator hose.
> The wiring harness only seemed to fit one way so it also went back on.
> I fill the radiator with new orange fluid and topped off the reserve with a
> hose and managed to get everything wet inside (9 year old son thought it
> would be funny to get dad all wet so he turned the hose on 'high')
>
> so now the afterrun fan doesn't run...
>
> Did I do something is the R&R process or is it just coincidence?
>
> thanks for the help!
> Adam
> 87 5KCSQ 202,164 miles and climbing
> Everett, WA