[DMCForum] Updates on 3299's problems
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I just got in guys from learning ALOT from the workshop manual; it's 12:50
am and I literally just got in.  Here are some new details to help you
guys:

Point #1.  I placed the key in "accessory" mode.  Refer to page N:01:03
from here.  For those without the workshop manual, the compressor switch
was on "OFF" and the fan speed was on "0".  If I turned the compressor 1
dial to "max", the fans WILL come on.  If I turn the compressor knob to
"norm", the fans will turn OFF.  IF I turn the compressor knob to
"Bi-level", the fans come BACK ON.  For kicks, me and Dmc83n99
experimented with his control settings.  On "Max", "Norm", and "Bi-level",
the fans were on all 3 times.

DMC-Houston suggested the following:

1.  Have the car sitting cold
2.  Fill it with coolant
3.  Start engine and let it heat to 220 degrees Farenheit
  ----If the fans do NOT come on, the fan switch is faulty and needs to be
replaced.

I'm thinking about following your lead, DMChrome, and buying the fan-fix.
Is it the first one listed for about $129.00?  If so, I'll check my car
and see if I have anything like that.

Point #2.  Dmc83n99 suggested to me the overheating problems (resulting of
course because the cooling fans aren't coming on) may be the result of a
failing thermostat.  Now the only thermostat I know of on this car is the
one featured on C:12:01 or
http://www.usadmc.com/dmcstore/ViewPage.asp?PageID=12#19.  He is
sugguesting that the thermostat is failing to register, causing the
cooling fans not to activate, causing the temperature to increase to
dangerous overheating levels...and possibly also being the reason the
idling is so high...this is of course all just suggestions.

  When I first received this car back on Nov 11th, the cooling fans DID
come on automatically by themselves while the car idled..this does lead me
to believe that the thermostat may have simply failed.  I have a feeling
this car hasn't just sat for months; I think it has been sitting for
YEARS, and now that this car is finally being driven - parts are breaking
due to the sad fact they've been disengaged for so long that they're
brittle and are breaking easily.


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