[tommy50]

USED A NEWSPAPER ON THE FAN. WHEN COLD IT STOPPED, BUT WHEN THE TEMP GAUGE HAD GONE UP I USED THE NEWSPAPER AGAIN AND THE FAN STILL STOPPED. DOES THIS MEAN THAT THIS IS MY PROBLEM?????

DID A FEW CHECKS TODAY AND FLUSHED THE COOLING SYSTEM AND BLED IT. THE TEMP GAUGE IS STILL JUST OVER THE 3/4 MARK. I CHECKED THE THERMOSTAT AND THAT SEEMS OK. THE TOP RAD HOSE GETS WARM AT THE RIGHT TIME. I CHECKED THE HEATER IN THE CAR BUT IT WASN'T GIVING OUT WARM AIR AT THAT TIME.(i know it works as i found out the other day) I STOPPED THE ENGINE AND CHECKED THE COOLANT IN THE TANK. IT WAS STILL QUITE COOL WHEN THE TEMP GAUGE WAS SHOWING 3/4 MARK. THE ENGINE WAS WARM AND THE TOP RAD PIPE WAS WARM.
AM I RIGHT IN SAYING THAT WITH THE TEMP SHOWING 3/4, THE HEATER AND THE WATER IN THE COOLANT TANK SHOULD OF BEEN WARM????

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I DISCONECTED THE TEMP SENSOR FROM THE RAD WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND THE TEMP GAUGE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. I REPLACED IT AND THEN DISCONECTED THE TEMP SENDER UNIT WIRES AND STILL THE GAUGE DID NOTHING. DOES THIS INDICATE SOMETHING???

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ALSO, MY IDLE IS RUNNING AT AROUND 750rpm. IF I'M RIGHT IT SHOULD BE RUNNING AROUND 850rpm. WELL WHEN I DISCONECTED THE TEMP SENDER WIRES THE REVS DID GO UP TO AROUND 850. IS THIS RELEVANT TO MY PROBLEM???

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I WANT TO SAY A BIG THANKYOU TO ALL THOSE HELPING ME OUT WITH THIS PROBLEM. ALL HELP IS APPRECIATED. MANY THANKS