help stuck in oxford and cant get home griff o/h

[hawkespcs]

the fans are not kicking in when the cars running. but when i turn the engine off and turn the ignition on and the fans will come on but not when the engine is running. can any one help. thank you.

[Gandalf]

Not a quick solution James I`m afraid

but I drove from Le Man to St Malo two years ago with no fans at all after the motor seized in temperatures of 20 plus even at night!
We landed in Portsmouth at 0700hrs and I drove all the way to Worcestershire without a hitch including one fuel stop.

It was not a problem at all as long as there was sufficient air flow whilst underway - secret though is to wait until midnight or later until the air temp is lower and your not likely to get caught in traffic - if you do then simple turn the engine off as much as possible

If all else fails this will at least get you home

Sorry if this doesnt help but its one possible way of getting out of Oxford!

Good luck

[Munter]

Some cars you can find a way of powering the fans 100% of the time and ignore the thermostat. If you have brakedown they may be able to jerry rig that together. Obviously it's a "get you home" measure.

[Guillotine]

short the two wires together that go to the otter switch.
its at the base of the expension bottle which is the tall bottle that is fed by the top water pipe from the engine.

short these out and the fans should work permanetly.
see if they stay on when you start.
if not, connect them when you have started the engine.

andy

[hawkespcs]

thank you for the replys, i short the two wires together and that seem to do the trick but when i got back home the fans where not working. but i did not stop so there where no problems. even had some fun on the way back with a lotus. i been looking for the problem this morning and i think its the relay thats playing up. any way time to get back to the car. thanks again. and enjoy the nice day today. get them cars on the roads