well installed a new radiator fan today, wired it up and hooked it up.

started bled the cooling system, heres the problem

so i took the radiator cap off, put a funnel in there, filled it up with distilled water, then some antifreeze, and then more water until it got a little full. turned on the car...

the car heat slowly started to rise and when it hit normal operating temp. the thermostat never turned on so the fan never turned on. it started to steam a little bit but hopefully it was just the coolant i spilled burning off. i left the car on for another 5 mins and nothing just coolant filling the funnel up more and more, so i just turned off the car

any advice?

 

is there any other fuses to check for besides the cooling fan fuse?

 

i just realized i forgot to disconnect the battery on this whole process, could that have messed up the fan? how do i ground the negative wire, so i can hook up the postive to a battery? it should still work with solder on it right?

 

my suggestion would be to test the fan motor by wiring it up to the battery. take two wires, connect to fan, then attach to battery. hold for a sec, if fan starts to turn, then its a fuse or a switch thats your problem. although -- thats what i would do.

 

its ok, just keep it on and let it reach operating temp, after fan comes on twice, then turn it off let it cool and add coolant if needed.

keeping theb atttery connected is fine

 

this is what i always do fill up the radiator like you did (put the cap on because the thermostat opens when ther is pressure and you arent going to get pressure unless the cap is on) let the fans turn on, then let it cool completely and open the cap fill it to the top and your done.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdmhore &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">this is what i always do fill up the radiator like you did (put the cap on because the thermostat opens when ther is pressure and you arent going to get pressure unless the cap is on) let the fans turn on, then let it cool completely and open the cap fill it to the top and your done.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ill try this.

noob question- how would i ground the negative wire? and would i just get any 12V and touch it to the battery? it still should turn on with solder on it right.

 

**UPDATE**


tried revving it and leaving it on for a little longer today. no change. the bottom hose started to heat up but thremostat never turned on, but the car never passed normal operating temps.