ae82gt Posted August 24, 2012 Report Posted August 24, 2012 hey my radiator fan runs full time if plugged in but was running properly up until my a/c compressor was pulled out any ideas?thanks Quote
altezzaclub Posted August 24, 2012 Report Posted August 24, 2012 Did you pull the a/c out or was it a garage? Can you cheeck that the thermoswitch is wired in still and that it goes 'open circuit' when the motor is cold?? The switch might be faulty, or someone might have damaged it when removing the compressor & shorted it out... Quote
rian Posted August 24, 2012 Report Posted August 24, 2012 (edited) This is normal, find the little blue plug for the air con and connect up the 2 pins, or just cut the plug off and solder the 2 wires together if you are never going to use the air con again. I had to do this, maybe just connect the two pins with a bit of wire first to see if it fixes your problem and if it does you can come up with a more permanent solution. Edited August 24, 2012 by rian Quote
ke70dave Posted August 24, 2012 Report Posted August 24, 2012 The temp sensor switch on thermo fans fail closed so the fan is always on. I would track down the temp switch and test it. Quote
Trev Posted August 24, 2012 Report Posted August 24, 2012 My thread in the FAQ: http://www.rollaclub.com/faq/index.php?title=Series:A/Model/AE80/82/Removed_The_Aircon_And_The_Thermo_Now_Runs%3F Quote
rian Posted August 25, 2012 Report Posted August 25, 2012 (edited) The temp sensor switch on thermo fans fail closed so the fan is always on. I would track down the temp switch and test it. I'm fairly sure corolla thermofan switches are normally closed, so for the switch to fail it would have to be stuck open. And I don't think it is the thermofan switch causing the problem. To the OP, when the aircon is removed, it leaves a little blue 2 pin plug unplugged and this plug is basically a second thermofan switch (it's wired in series on the same circuit as the thermofan switch), so by disconnecting this plug from the aircon, you are opening the switch circuit permanently and the thermofan will run until the switch circuit is closed when you turn the ignition off. Remove the blue 2 pin plug from the switch circuit by splicing the two wires that enter the plug together, the thermofan circuit will now be closed and the thermofan will no longer run constantly, but it will turn on when the thermofan switch opens when the engine gets hot. Edit: Just realised Trev already posted the solution, read that. Edited August 25, 2012 by rian Quote
ae82gt Posted September 2, 2012 Author Report Posted September 2, 2012 thanks all for the posts fan works sweet as now no more worries of overheating in town Quote
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