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Old 10-16-2008, 09:57 PM
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My fans never turn on. what should I look at? car is a stock 2002 z28



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When do they not turn on? When the AC is turned on or what?
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no I took out the ac.
They just don't come on I can't remember them ever turning on I don't think. Not sure when it started happening.

Is there a way for me to tell if my fans are just broke?
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So, , , , , ,is the car over heating?
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Nope stock gauge stays right under 210
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So, the car does not over heat without the fans kicking on while idling?
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They won't turn on if it doesn't get hot, there is no reason for them too
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yes the car always stays right under 210 on the stock gauge, even at idle for a long period of time.

I just thought it was weird as I live in AZ and it does get pretty hot here and I can't recall my fans ever coming on.

I just got the car running and have only been driving it for a couple months though on nice days...
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If it's that cool, you'll never hear them come on. They don't need to turn on to cool it down if it's not hot They might come on at their low speed, you won't even notice that most of the time
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Scoggin Dickey's right; if you're wanting them to turn on though...just to be safe/make sure they're on and running...get the manual fan override switch, or build the switch yourself




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