I have a 97 Honda shadow spirit. I have change the thermostat and the fan switch. And the temperature light still is coming on? Water pump is working! Help please

yap it has a termo sensor, if it fails, your fan wont turn on, and also check the auxilliary fan relay.

the coolant sensor is in hot water and doesn't have to have circulation work
Check with a service center but as water circulation is controlled to maintain correct engine operating temperature
it should have a thermostat in the system

If your bike is actually overheating and the fan is not turning on. You either have a bad fan switch ( screws into radiator and has two wires ) or a bad fan motor . A bad fan switch is fairly common on Honda's. The bad news is the switch is about $100 . Try jumping the wires to the switch to see if the motor is bad or not. If the bike is not actually overheating, you could have a temp sender giving the light a false reading. The temp sender is located on the thermostat housing and runs about $50. Remember, Shadows have small radiators and tend to run high on the temp gauge, and , Honda gauges tend to not be that accurate as they age.

Check the wiring connections inside the headlamp shell. They tend to pull apart from vibration and corrode from water entry into the shell. If the start button is indeed frozen (will not move at all)--replace it. Hope this helps!

you might want to have your water pump looked at.

I have a 2002 Shadow VT1100C. I recently had to replace the radiator mounted thermostat switch because it did not come on.
Unfortunately I ran the bike until it overheated before I discovered this. The overheating caused my stator to short out to ground (frame). No stator=no charge voltage=dead batttery quick. So I had to take apart the crankshaft, and replace the stator along with the radiator mounted thermostat switch. You will need a shop manual. You need to know how to measure voltage and resistance with a meter. If you need a stator, buy an aftermarket stator because the OEM versions cost 3 times as much.
Adrien

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