MetalliCamaro

Last Night I went Drag racing, And when I was in the staging lanes, I'd shut the Car off to prevent it to heat up. However, I was Staged and while waiting for the other guy to stage, I looked down and my temp. Gauge read 260* I Didnt even wait for the lights to come down the tree. I got to the end of the 1/8 mile and the temp was down to 145* I was like ********!! So i poped the hood while going down the return road at 20 mph.

I bought a new fan switch thing mounted on the firewall a while ago, and ended up not needing it. So I went back to using the old one. So today, I put that new one back on and it didnt do a thing. I hot wired the fan and it kicked on.. Andthe First thing I checked was ALL the Fuses. Not one was bad.

Could it be the Temp sending unit on top of the manifold? I have another one on the side of the block which goes to the gauge.

I dont know what is going on. I screwed with it quite a bit today, getting it above 220*...

MetalliCamaro

The Fan used to kick on at like a hair above 200*. And this isnt the Stock Temp gauge.

blue89vert

i had that same problem
i ran a switch so that i can turn the fan on and off as i please.

MetalliCamaro

Thats ***** Rigged

iceman2k

Hi, the same thing happened to me. Everything started after i put the MAF on, because the last owner took it off, so i bought it without it.
There's no problem as long as i drive at normal speed, but if i let the engine run without cruising, like in a traffic jam or something the temp starts to raise. What the hell can it be?? By the way the SES light turns on when i hit the gas pedal and then goes off, i believe this happens mostly when the engine temp is reaching the normal range that turns the fan on. i had an old post about this problem. Thankx

blue89vert

i dont have a mass air flow sensor and neither does nick. what year is your car?

MetalliCamaro

I'm Going to hook up a Switch....

blue89vert

theres nothing wrong with a switch as long as you run a fuse to it. mine has served me well.
oh yeah make sure you use a heavy enough duty switch for it so you dont fry it. i used a moroso toggle switch.

Jpack

Need to see what it is programmed in the computer. Is it a stock chip? Does it come on when you turn your ac on?

MetalliCamaro

Eh, New computer and New custom Chip. And this started with the Old computer and chip.

30 amp Switch good?

blue89vert

yeah dude, even a 10 amp would be plenty

MetalliCamaro

I bought a 30 Amp switch today.. what gauge wire? 12?

blue89vert

i used 14