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My 1996 corvette lt1 will overheat while standing,fan does not come on,i have to put on a/c and both fans come on and car cools down to normal.i checked fusesand replaced,thermostat cooling sensor,temt switch,3 fan relays at left side of radiator is it posible the water pump is going

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U have an electrical issue. If water pump was failing then how in god's creation could the two fans cool the engine down? Check out the circuitry that controls the normal fan operation and you will take care of the issue. Till you find the problem just hot wire the fan motor with an on/off switch.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 12, 2008

SOURCE: electric cooling fans

Agreed. Change the coolant temperature sensor. Make sure NOT to use teflon tape on the switch. This will not allow the switch to ground and the switch will never be read correctly by the computer.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 27, 2008

SOURCE: Cooling fan wont work

The water temp sensor is located near the thermostat housing. This sensor is what tells the ECM to turn the fan on/off. The water temp sending unit is located near the same area. You know you have the correct sensor is because the water temp sensor has a 2 prong plug. The water temp sending unit only has 1 prong.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 02, 2008

SOURCE: car overheats. have replaced radiator,thermostat.water

Question that I pose is:
Is the car overheating or are you assuming it is as the gauge is telling you that it is?
There are two cheap and simple things that are not mentioned in this post. There is an Engine coolant temp sensor which in all of their innane wisdom Saturn built with a plastic tip and we all know plastic melts fairly easily. This part is a simple fix as it needs a 13mm deep socket and that is it for tools to replace it and it is $10 - $15 for a new on with a copper tip. There is also an Engine coolant temp switch which sends information to the PCM to tell the gauge what the reading should be. Aslo $10 - $15 and a 13MM deep socket to replace. These are common issues with the S Series Saturns. I do however recomend that if you are going to replace them yourself that you empty the radiator of coolant as the sensor and switch are directly in the engine block coolant flow and will give you a nice little shower if you do not at least jack the drivers side up before replacing them.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 24, 2009

SOURCE: cooling fans not working on 1995 camaro z28

you have a burnt fan relay...if it were my car i ould run a jumper to the fuse panel so that when you turn the key on the fan will also come on and run.its not hard to do and it will stop the car from overheating

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 27, 2009

SOURCE: high mileage 1996 Ford Explorer v8 overheats at 75-80 mph

if your mechanic seen no leaks from hoses or thermostat housing its sounds that either your fan clutch or your thermostat is bad. if its heats will driving streets and not highway its your fan clutch and needs to be replaced. if it overheats in streets and highway its your thermostat and needs to be replaced,you will need a thermostat and gasket with some silicone. Drain, follow the radiator hose to the housing and take 3 bolt off, clean housing well,CAREFULLY install the t-stat exactly the way is was taken out (pic), gasket,sillicone, bolt. ecc3d0c.jpg   its an easy job. Good luck!

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What arm the specs for 95 camaro lt1 350

Block and Basics
Displacement: 350 cubic inches, 5733 cubic centimeters, 5.7 liters
Block Material: Cast Iron
Main Bearings: 2-Bolt Centers and Ends (The Corvette LT1/LT4 had 4-bolt mains)
Stroke: 3.48"
Bore: 4.00"
Compression Ratio: 10.4:1
Combustion Chambers: 54 cubic centimeters
Factory Redline Rating: 5700 Rotations Per Minute

Bottom End
Piston Material: (10159437) Eutectic Aluminum/Silicon Alloy
Connecting Rod Material: (10108688) Powdered Metal
Crankshaft Material: (12556307) Cast Iron

Top End and Valvetrain
Cylinder Heads: (10168448) Cast Aluminum, 2 valves per cylinder/16 valves total, ~212 CFM flow (Impala SS and Caprice heads were made of cast iron*)
Valve Diameter: (intake- 10241743, exhaust- 12550909) 1.94 intake, 1.50 exhaust
Valve Overlap: 41*
Valvesprings: (10206040) 85 lbs, seated
Camshaft Specs (12551705): 205/207 duration @ 50*, .447/.459" lift, 117 Lobe Seperation Angle
Rocker Arms: (10089648) 1.5:1 Stamped Steel
Timing Chain: (10128485) Powdered metal link

Intake and Fuel Delivery
Fuel Delivery: Electronic Fuel Injection, sequential port
Injector Size: (17124248) 3.0gps, 22lbs/hr speed density (1992-1993), 24lbs/hr mass airflow (1994-1997)
Throttle Body: 48 millimeter twin butterfly
Intake Manifold: (12552137) Aluminum

Factory Power Ratings
92-96 LT1 Corvette: 300bhp, 330lb-ft
1996 LT4 Corvette: 330bhp, 340lb-ft
1992 LT5 Corvette: 375bhp, 370lb-ft
93-95 LT5 Corvette: 405bhp, 385lb-ft
93-95 LT1 F-Body: 275bhp, 325lb-ft
96-97 LT1 F-Body: 285bhp, 325lb-ft
96-97 WS6/SS: 305bhp, 335lb-ft
93-97 Firehawks: 315bhp, 340lb-ft

Factory LTX Camshaft Specifications**:
1992 Y-body: 205/207 0.451/0.450 lift 117 LSA
1993-1995 Y-body, F-body: 202/207 0.450/0.460 lift 116 LSA
1994-1996 B-bodies (including L99 4.3L): 191/196 0.418/0.430 lift 111 LSA
1996 Y-body, 1996-1997 F-body: 200/207 0.447/0.459 lift 117 LSA
1996 Y-body, F-body LT4: 203/210 0.476/0.479 lift 115 LSA


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Engine cooling fan only works when ac or defrost is on

if engine at long stand still,the engine temperature will rise about 190 degrees the cooling fan suppose to automaticaly turn on when coolant temperature sensor get hot it cause its resistance decrease causing pcm to send power to coolant fan relays and cooling fans, when you turn on AC the cooling fans suppose to turn on to cool down AC CONDENSOR, IF NOT AC WONT WORK COOLING FAN COOLS DOWN REFRIGERANT SO IT CAN RECYCLE THROUGH THE SYSTEM AGAIN.your cooling is suppose to turn on when engine at a sit still if vechicle not moving as coolant temperature rises at a set point the cooling fans will turn on cool down engine.cooling fans dont turn on when you first cold stsrt vechicle unless you have AC SWITCH ON.if cooling fans dont turn on when vechicle at a long stand still or moving along slow traffic.if coolant temperature sensor been replaced and fuses and relays okay have dealership check see if pcm driver circuit working faulty pcm will cause cooling fans not to turn on.
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1996 corrvette cooling fans do not come on unless u put on ac. Scanner reads same temp as analog gauge.digital reads[ 0 ] Car will overheat other wise. thank you

sounds like the cooling fan isn`t coming on when its suppose to.if you have 2 fans on the car then the one that comes with the a/c only works with the a/c.the other one works with the engine temperature sensor that sends a signal to the computer that turns on the cooling fan.cooling fans are a common problem with gm`s.with jumper wires you can feed the fan directly from the battery if it won`t work then the fan needs replacing.it could also be the fan relay in the relay box.have you checked the fuses.with it having been on a scanner it should have shown a code for the circuit,as such if there was a problem with the relay,fuse or computer it should have shown it.so i would say its probably the cooling fan motor.
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I have 1996 Honda Accord. The vehicle overheats, especially when the Air Conditioning is turned on. There is no thermostat in the car and the cooling fan doesn't work. Does it just need a new cooling fan?

If you run the vehicle with an inoperable radiator cooling fan you will overheat and destroy the engine. You will just make the problem even worse by running the aircon. The car should not be driven with an inoperable cooling fan.

A thermostat should be re-installed in the engine's cooling system and a new cooling fan installed.

If you have been running the vehicle with this overheat condition for some time you may well have already damaged the engine, the first sign of which may well be a blown head gasket and a damaged engine head.

If you damage the engine from overheating, repair costs can easily exceed the market value of this 1996 model car.
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Within five minutes, it starts to redline overheat, if you drive 2000rpm, it goes down, but goes back up when you idle

it could be a stuck thermostat, or a plugged radiator or cooling system, check to be sure cooling fans come on when they should or it will overheat. when moving it is air cooled through radiator. thats why it over heats at a stand still. check fans first, it could be a fuse relay or the coolant tempurature if fans do not work or coolant sensor not turning on coolant fans at the proper tempurature.
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have the thermostat checked it could be stuck open or closed it cools down from your fan
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The fans only come on 2 cool down the engine if it is not hot they wont come on,but if it become hot they should kick on and cool ur vehicle down unless the main fuse for the fans are blow out, It sounds like your thermostat is out, I need more additional information from you, please text me at 4195458235 for 24/7 support
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Check to ensure that all the bolts holding the fan to the water pump are equally tight.
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