Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 10:28:52 -0500 From: "KeithG" <noonenopsamhlink.net> Subject: Re: 2 problems. Could be linked ?
Maybe this will help... I do not have a 9k, yet, so I cannot really add much. http://quasimotors.gar.net/coolfan.htm http://216.78.172.244/cooling_system_folder/cool2spswitch.htm KeithG "Jim" <w0lv3r1n3nopsamo.com> wrote in message news:3CAB1C3C.3FF577B0nopsamo.com... > Hi folks, > > I have a 1994 ? (UK L) 9000 CSE 2.3 non turbo. > > The car is fitted with the ACC climate control system. Since I bought > the vehicle (used), the air-conditioning has not worked. This I put down > to the fact that the system was probably empty of Freon gas, since I > hadn't laid out the money to have it flushed and refilled. It supplied > warm/hot air, and in the UK, that's what you need far more often than > aircon. I put it off. > > Once or twice, the ventilator fan motor failed. Once for a day, and once > for several weeks. Just recently, it failed and didn't come back. That > is to say, the ACC unit (on Auto or Econ setting) shows the fan speed > LED in the centre position, and the fan is not engaged. If you try to > select a higher speed, the LED jumps to the minimum position and stays > there. The rear window fan is working, along with the heated rear window > and (apparently) the vent selectors. After checking the obvious fuses, I > put this down to a faulty blower motor, and filed it in the "sort it out > when I get some time" department. I have run the auto diagnostic > (calibration) test on the ACC, and it finds 1 fault. But then I think it > always did, even when the fan was working. > > Just last week, on a long run, the engine decided to overheat. The > radiators are intact, and the water level is normal. Basically, the > cooling fan is not engaging when it should. > > I have checked all the fuses and relays, and when reading my Hayes > guide, was surprised to learn that in addition to the normal > thermostatic switch, relay and fuse in the cooling fan circuit, there > also seems to be some relationship between the fan and the ACC unit. (I > guess because the AC unit uses the cooling fan as an air intake to the > compressor). As yet, I havent tested the thermostatic switch, since the > coincidence of 2 problems with the same common denominator is leading me > to think that maybe my ACC controller is just going from bad to worse > and taking systems down as it goes. > > Has anyone had a similar experience ? Would anyone have any advice on > how to go about sorting out this jolly little problem ? > > I'd be very grateful. > > >
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