If all of the checking..otterstadt and bleeding the front of the
cooling system don't seem to help, also check you thermostat. Mine
was allwoing the system to cool off within a tick of shutting off the
fans but never quite cool enough. I replaced the thermostat and
everything works fine now.
Michael
VIN# 02944
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Eric Itzel <eric@xxxx> wrote:
> The gauge showed the temperature to be normal- I'm guessing around
150
> degree range.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: tmpintnl@xxxx <mailto:tmpintnl@xxxx>
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 6:28 PM
> Subject: [DMCForum] Re: cooling fan issue
>
> Eric - The normal symptom of air trapped in the radiator is a high
> temperature indication on the gauge because of poor coolant flow
> through the radiator. What was your gauge showing? In answer to
> your question, unless you have a DPNW bleed valve up front
(K1017DP),
> the procedure is to loosen the hose clamp on the small radiator
bleed
> hose that goes from the right hand coolant pipe up to the upper
right
> hand corner of the radiator, and then pull the hose off of the hose
> barb for a moment. After you get a facefull of coolant (yummy!),
and
> all air has fled from the radiator, fasten the hose back on and
> tighten the clamp. Refill the coolant bottle to the proper level,
> and enjoy the car. In your case, I would almost guess a
> malfunctioning otterstat switch p/n 100816 (most probable) or a
stuck
> relay contact in the electrical circuits feeding the fans. In
> Winged1, my fans gradually started to come on more and more
> frequently, and finally were on almost all the time. The problem
was
> the otterstat.
>
> Toby Peterson
> DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC
> www.delorean-parts.com
>
>
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Eric Itzel <eric@xxxx> wrote:
> > Hey Everybody
> >
> > I took my car out for a spin last night- first time in a few
weeks.
> I had a funny occurance with my cooling fans- they wouldn't turn
off.
> I recently had my cooling system open while I was doing some work,
so
> > could this be a symptom of having air stuck in the top of the
> radiator? I already have the water pump self-bleeder line working
for
> me, but I recently learned that air can be trapped at the other end
> of the car and cause mischief. How do I bleed the air out of the
> radiator?
>
>
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