Hi all
Everything seems to be ok with my recently MOTd little car except for one thing - the engine fan does not come on when the temperature exceeds normal running temperature. I was stuck in traffic this morning running at 110 when I decided to turn around and go back home - the car quickly cooled down to between 70 / 90 when moving. In fact the car rarely reaches 90 and seems to be happy (even on long journeys) at around 70 - does this sound ok or is the thermostat faulty? Should it run 'hotter' in normal use?
The fan works as I have connected it straight to the battery - any ideas re. fixing this? (parts, cost etc.) I am looking to avoid fitting a switch to manually put the cooling fan on (but will do so if I cannot fix it as I don't fancy being stuck in traffic in the summer with no way to cool the engine down).
Would appreciate you educated advices!
Everything seems to be ok with my recently MOTd little car except for one thing - the engine fan does not come on when the temperature exceeds normal running temperature. I was stuck in traffic this morning running at 110 when I decided to turn around and go back home - the car quickly cooled down to between 70 / 90 when moving. In fact the car rarely reaches 90 and seems to be happy (even on long journeys) at around 70 - does this sound ok or is the thermostat faulty? Should it run 'hotter' in normal use?
The fan works as I have connected it straight to the battery - any ideas re. fixing this? (parts, cost etc.) I am looking to avoid fitting a switch to manually put the cooling fan on (but will do so if I cannot fix it as I don't fancy being stuck in traffic in the summer with no way to cool the engine down).
Would appreciate you educated advices!