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Car overheat my honda/civic/1987/sedan/1.5 carb engine overheats because the radiator fan does not turn on at some times.... I've cleaaned the radiator, and put anti coolant liquid and changed the thermostat (180deg). thanks

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  • marioabris May 11, 2009

    thanks... great advise...

    one last questions...

    yesterday.. I was stucked on trafic.. .going slow... the car worked fine the first half hour.. I also heard the fan working.. but suddenly the fan stopped working and car got overheated...



    do you have an idea of why this is happening??

    I'll wanted to hear from you... before taking my car to an expert



    Thanks

  • marioabris May 14, 2009

    if you start the engine .. it gets hot and fan starts.. but per instance... if you are on rush stuck on some avenue... moving the car little by little.. the fan works good the firts 30 minutes.. but after that it stops working... and temperature gage goes up high...



    is there any way fan motor could get hot and stop working??,.... or motor should work always or just never work???



    hope I made myself clear on this comment

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The rad fan is required to keep your engine at a normal operating temp. When you are going at hiway speeds the fan is not needed. When you stop then the fan has to operate to keep the engine cool.If the fan is not operating, it could be the fuse or fan relay or temp sensor or computer This problem should be checked by someone who is a professional..

  • Anonymous May 14, 2009

    Hi,Moe here. It may be possible that the fan motor itself maybe the problem. If you go to someone for help, ask them to check if the fan operates properly. This can be done by jumping power and ground to the fan motor directly.If the fan operates o/k then you probably have a control problem. One question, did the fan start operating normal and just quit or is this problem been occuring often? Let me know, I will check back on the 14th..

  • Anonymous May 16, 2009

    You have made yourself very clear. It seems that the cooling fan motor has a mind of itsown. To know that the fan motor is the problem is to have the condition repeat and then apply direct power to the motor and see if it works. The motor is an electrical winding and can fail when it gets hot.It can also work when it is cooled off. Get at least 2 estimates before having it repaired. Shop time to replace cooling fan motor should be about 1 hour.

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