dan_c4rsa
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Someone who used to own the nova before me has put the fan on a constant live.......
How he hell do i get it back to normally where it just clicks on with the thermostat? As its taking ages to warm up on a morning and in the winter i dont want the engine naffinf up due to being too cold.
The brown and black wire's going to the fan have been cut and put back together, but its still brown attached to brown and black to black.......so.........hmmm?
ideas?
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Vaux Lad
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On the side of the radiator, see if someones removed the plug from the thermoswitch, and bridged the wires together.
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Dave A
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having the fan on wont affect how quickly it warms up in the mornings, the thermostat controls that.
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dan_c4rsa
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well i would of thought the fan being on constant would stop the coolant heating up and in turn slowing the engines warm up?
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dan_c4rsa
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reet ive had a gander on the radiator and yes the thermoswitch isnt plugged in.
As for bridged wires what colours am i looking for?
empty socket
Plug here? Thermoswitch or diagnostics?
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DAZ1985
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Will only start cooling once the thermostat opens 90 sumet degrees
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dan_c4rsa
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whats the point of a constant live then :S
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DAZ1985
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thermoswitch could be gone hence the quick fix
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Vaux Lad
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quote:
Originally posted by dan_c4rsa
Theres your problem.
Remove that metal pin bridging the terminals, and plug the plug into that thermoswitch.
Job sorted.
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Dave A
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as long as the switch works that is!
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Vaux Lad
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Fans never needed anyway, unless you got stuck in heavy traffic.
It is worth leaving the engine going after a drive tho letting the temperature build up and making sure the switch does work.
Should be around half way on a nova gauge when the fan comes on.
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dan_c4rsa
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yeh as the fan on constant means the cars always at halfwat
halfway*
im buying a cool running thermostat that kicks in at 92 degrees after so no overheating 
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Dave A
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standard thermosts opens at abou 85 degrees anyway 
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dan_c4rsa
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funny because my mates redtop kicks in at 95
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Dave A
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a thermostat doesnt 'kick' in, it opens and allows coolant to the rad. a c20xe needs to be running between 92 and 98 degrees for best performance so a standard thermostat and fan switch will be fine.
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dan_c4rsa
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okikoki cheers.
If the switch is broken is just a straight swap with a newun ey? Like oil pressure sensors etc?
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Ste L
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the cool running stat's for c20xe's open at 82degree's, not 92 
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