Overheating 90

[Elliott Potter]

The thermoswitch for the radiator fans is located on the bottom left of
the radiator (your bottom left as you're standing at the front bumper
looking down at it) -- this could be the culprit.
There's a 60A fuse for the fans in the Auxiliary relay panel, which is
behind the knee panel under the steering column.  There's also a
heavy-duty relay for the coolant fan high speed operation in the same
panel, which could be what you heard fluttering.

--
Elliott

"Pat, Andrea & Theo Quinn" wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I just got back from a run to the grocery store. About five minutes into the
> trip, the Temp. warning light started to flash, I looked down at the gauge
> and the needle was about two thirds up the dial. At the next exit I pulled
> over to see what was up. The overflow reservoir was bubbling away, and I
> noticed the fans were not on. I checked all three fuses related to the
> radiator fans, they were fine, and when I switched the air-conditioning on,
> the fans would turn on then. I topped off the reservoir and came back home.
> I forgot to mention a strange 'fluttering' noise, which seemed to come from
> the steering wheel, or from directly behind it. I heard the noise maybe
> three times during the trip, but only once on the way back home, and only
> right after I started the car.
> I am not very mechanical, but I am hoping this is not a major fix, I still
> need to replace my leaking steering rack, I was just waiting for my next pay
> check.