[DeTomaso] Radiator Fans Running Constantly

[Thomas Tornblom]

What happens if you disconnect the wires to the temp switches in the 
radiator?

My stock switches were shorted when I bought the car so the fans ran all 
the time, so they may very well fail shorted.

Thomas

2014-04-09 21:36, Mike Reilly skrev:
>     Hi all.  I know trouble shooting through mail is difficult but I
>     thought I'd ask.  I also haven't figured out how to get to the mail
>     archives to search previous posts so hope folks don't mind.
>     Situation:  I had my radiator re-cored due to age and some leaks. My
>     car is a late 74 (#7366).  When it was in the car before the repair my
>     Meriah front pusher fans worked fine.  They each came on as needed and
>     didn't run most of the time.  With the new radiator installed they both
>     now run constantly even though the car is running very cool.   They
>     will run when I turn the ignition key before the engine even cranks.
>     I have the stock wiring and only disconnected the brown and black wires
>     from each of the temp sensors in the radiator during the removal and
>     installation (took photos to reinstall correctly).  I assume the temp
>     senders are fine as I believe if they failed the fan(s) would stop
>     working.  I plan to trouble shoot it all this weekend and any leads are
>     appreciated.  Also I saw some great ran and headlight control kits from
>     'Pantera Electronics."  Anyone have experience with these?   They look
>     to be a similar solution to the headlight/fan control fix Mike Drew
>     published previously.   Thanks, Mike
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