Re: [doc] Coolant system problems.

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx>]

The relay that might be stuck is the second from right, front row (in 
the car's perspective) - second from left on the row nearest you as you 
look over the relay compartment.

It's possible someone has wired them up to run all the time if they were 
worried about overheating.

Martin

Chris Parnham wrote:

> Tony,
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> Its sounds like the otter switch....in the engine bay. Standing at 
> the back of the car looking forward, down the left side of the engine 
> is an alloy water pipe, ( it leads up to the large hose that goes to 
> the water pump).....anyway.....if you look in the middle of the alloy 
> pipe (preferably from under neath) you will see a little round switch 
> inserted into the pipe...the otter switch..this should have 2 wires 
> leading to it. Its function is to pass a current at about 90 degrees 
> C, to turn the fans on. It may have stuck shut. To test it, switch 
> your ignition on ( air con off) and see if your fans run from 
> cold..they shouldn't.....if they do, pull off one wire from the otter 
> switch and they should go off. If not it must be a stuck relay further 
> down the line. New otter switches are available, Dave tells me that 
> the German club have some that switch on about 75 not 90 C , which 
> sounds a better idea to me.
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> Chris P