I've got a wire loose

James Hanson jhanson at westmont.edu
Tue Jun 11 21:45:14 EDT 2002


Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the '87 4k has a one-speed fan.
Two settings: hurricane and off.

Thanks,
Jim


Quoting Mholme3 at aol.com:

> In a message dated 6/11/02 4:38:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> mswanson at mswanson.com writes:
>
> << sounds like the sensor for the afterrun feature on most type 85 and 89
> cars.
>  That sensor will run the radiator fan after the car is shut off via the
>  afterrun control relay if the temperature is above a certain threashold
>  (pretty hot.. you won't hear the fan running unless it is REALLY hot out
> or
>  the car has been pushed extremely hard).
>   >>
>
> I just cleaned up the connectors for this sensor on my car in hopes of
> curing
> a fan that only runs at "terminal velocity."  Didn't help, although the car
> indicates a cooler temp on the gauge, the fan still kicks on at warp speed.
>
> Marques
> 87 4kq
>




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