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Old 05-26-2008, 07:49 PM
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Re: overheating on my 96 cavalier

Check that the fan is operating? My 1999 electric fan was coming on too late and getting hot. For smogging the car, I installed a switch that I can turn it on anytime. I decided to leave it in. I will install a few relays so I can switch between "normal" running and turniing it on full time, all the time.
Check that there is no air in the coolant system. Check your electric fan.
If it doesn't come on, to decide if the problem is the fan motor or the switch, the book says to apply power to the fan motor directly. I did. My fan mottor was ok. It turned out to be the temp switch. I do a lot of stop and go traffic commuting and the fan still turns on later than I like. That is why I installed a manual switch.
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