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Old November 1st, 2021, 7:15 PM
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hi , I bought a 2003 impala cooling fans will not start ?/
any ideas, please post many thanks, rocky
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hi , I bought a 2003 impala cooling fans will not start ?/
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It\they may not be required. One should come on with the ac on, have you tried that?
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Does the car overheat?
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hi , I just bought this car , plan on registering it this week and getting plates, I changed the anit freeze,
I put on the a/c and ran the car in 50 degree weather
highest temperature idling was 200 degrees and no fans went on.
as I have said car used car i recently bought,
any ideas please post.
many thanks, rocky

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hi guys , i have the impala on the road , ran the
car for 20 minutes , heater hoses are hot to the touch.
fans did not come on , at what temperature are the
fans set to come on ??
planning on taking a long trip thanksgiving, fear breaking done overheating.
sorry to be a pain , just at the age you hate to break down on the road,
please post, many thanks, rocky
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Originally Posted by rocky10954
hi guys , i have the impala on the road , ran the
car for 20 minutes , heater hoses are hot to the touch.
fans did not come on , at what temperature are the
fans set to come on ??
planning on taking a long trip thanksgiving, fear breaking done overheating.
sorry to be a pain , just at the age you hate to break down on the road,
please post, many thanks, rocky
I would think 195 or so. Try swapping the fan relay with the horn relay, could be that relay is bad. Does your instrument cluster have a temp guage or just a light?
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hi Kevin , it has a gauge, please explain to swap relays ,
i am new to new chevys, i am a old solid axle corvette man
these i can fix
many thanks, rocky
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hi Kevin , it has a gauge, please explain to swap relays ,
i am new to new chevys, i am a old solid axle corvette man
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Under the hood is a fuse box. There should be relays and the lid to the fuse box will tell you what fuse/relay is for what. Remove the fan relay, and plug the horn relay in that socket. Also check the fan fuse.
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Under the hood is a fuse box. There should be relays and the lid to the fuse box will tell you what fuse/relay is for what. Remove the fan relay, and plug the horn relay in that socket. Also check the fan fuse.
Also check the fan fuse. The other thing depending on your skill level is to jumper the socket pins under the fan relay, that is a direct circuit from the fuse to the fan motor.
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hi guys , still having problems sorting out my non working fans,
I removed the hook up on the sensor on the intake manifold,
both fans came on very strong.

I then checked fuses [ marked fan cont. 2&3, fan cont1 ]
and exchanged one for the other, no change still no fans.
also no breaks in the fuses, both appear good and not blown.

I then exchanged the fan cont. 1 with fan cont. 2 , no fans
and then test both relays in the crank relay position on the upper fuse box
all relays tested as much as my limited know how could go, I am lost
cam someone pleas assist me on how and what to check next ??
please post

happy holiday. many thanks, rocky


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