Radiator Fan Problems on a 1994 Saturn SL1 SOHC

I'd only worry if it goes into the red (upper 1/8 of the gauge, if I recall
correctly) and stays there. Normal operating temperature is half to 3/4.

Lane [ l a n e @ p a i r . c o m ]
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"frederickiniguez" > wrote in message
lkaboutautos.com...
> I get nervise when the gauge reaches mid point.. I will let it go and see
> if it turns on and 3/4.. mabey there is no problem at all, i just have
> never seen any car go past the mid piont with out any problems.
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> Thank you,
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> Fred
> Cpl/USMC
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The fan will not come on until the gauge is on or near the 3/4 mark.

When I am not using the AC and get in stuck traffic, or going through a slow
fast food drive-thru, I always turn the AC on for about 5 seconds and then
off. Doing that will turn on the radiator fan for about 4 minutes keeping the
car very cool under the hood.

James

Mine started to do that and then I found a crack in the plastic part of the
radiator on the driver side. Take a look at the plastic. Good luck.
"James1549" > wrote in message
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> The fan will not come on until the gauge is on or near the 3/4 mark.
>
> When I am not using the AC and get in stuck traffic, or going through a
slow
> fast food drive-thru, I always turn the AC on for about 5 seconds and
then
> off. Doing that will turn on the radiator fan for about 4 minutes keeping
the
> car very cool under the hood.
>
> James

I had a similar problem. The fault was with the the engine coolant sensor
that screws into the block (Is that what you're calling the "switch?"). At
first I had the wrong one. When I started the car the low coolant
indicator was always on. When I went back to NAPA we found that there are
other sensors that may look similar but have different electrical
characteristics (different temp. range???) that work.

R. Garcia