Radiator fan not coming on till car is getting too hot

[Wobble]

not SUPER hot.. like in the red.. but like 3/4 of the way up.. this only happens at idle of course.. the fan just doesent kick on till the needle passes over the top of the radiator symbol (on 2 g)

why isnt it coming on at a cooler temp? it scares me.

 

[machgsx]

Victoria, Texas? Wow...I used to live an hour from there in Palacios. Changed thermostat recently? Connections on fans damaged in any way? Just some thoughts.

 

[Defiant]

You should modify your profile to show us what car, but suspects, in order: temp gauge sender (is it _really_ hot, or just LYING to you?)

Fan switch sensor (waiting just a _bit_ too long)

Fan motor wiring, other than the sender (relay, etc)

 

[dave99gst]

my fan waits untill around 220 deg to come on.

 

[Wobble]

1997 Eclipse GS-T Spyder
1g head swap
16g turbo @~18psi
greddy hard pipes
Front mount IC
act 2100
drilled/slotted Brembo rotors
Walbro 255 high Pressure
B&M FPR
Magnecor Wires
BPR7ES Plugs
No emissions control garbage
full 3" cat-back (polished stainless, mandrel bent)
Symborskie(sp) shift kit

the 1g thermostat is the prob i think..

I bought a aftermarket setup with a probe, adjustable relay..etc and tapped the low speed wire for the fan and set it myself. it seems to work fine now.

 

[intlowner]

I have a 97 GS-T myself. The fan on the driver-side of the car is broken so the other fan works like no other (in fact, it stays on most of hte time!). So I'm wondering, how did you wire the fan to a switch so you can manually turn it on/off?

I'm thinking about replacing the fan, but would still like the car to determine when to turn the fan on/off and hte option of manually controlling it as well.