Thread: How do I wire my coolings fan to stay on at ignition?

Originally Posted by 04GPWhite

so how do I lower this? new water pump?

hard to say, you said this happend after your elbows failed and did not resolve when you replaced them? Sounds coincidental to me, unless the inside diameter of the new ones are much smaller, impeding flow.

There are many things that can cause higher than normal temperatures, it could even be ignition timing. One thing i noticed after replacing the water pump is that when the stat opens, there is a noticeable drop in the gauge, so the water flow is MUCH stronger now. It still goes to 221 when i idle for a few minutes, but it drops faster when i move again or the fans come on.

When you say "three quarter mark" do you mean 212 or 248? You implied 212 in an earlier post, which is the half mark. It weirded me out when i first got the car to see the gauge go past half, but ive been assured that its normal as long as the fans come on.

212= OK (idling, hot day, mountain driving, stop and go city traffic)
248= Problem