SHOpar
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Thanks everyone for the help on trying to track down why my friend's '93 tends to run hot. I finally got the leak on the coolant tube fixed, and replaced all the hoses on these two tubes. I also thoroughly flushed the cooling system and installed a new radiator cap.
The car still wants to run warm though. Without the defrost on, the fan won't kick on until the gauge reaches the top of the "O" on the temp gauge, then it'll turn off right when the gauge reaches the "M". It seems like the fan is coming on to late and not staying on long enough. If I have the defroster running and the fans stay on all the time, it'll run right where I've seen most other SHOs run - the top part of the "A".
Both coolant sensors and the thermostat were replaced about six months ago during the 60K with all Motorcraft stuff, and the car was having this problem even before then. The radiator is about three years old, and when I flushed the cooling system, there wasn't much crud that came out.
I am starting to lean towards the CCRM malfunctioning. What do you guys think? Are these known to fail, and if so, are the symptoms similar to that of this car?
This is a '93, so does anyone know what years of SHO I could get this from or have the part number handy? How much should I expect to pay for one of these?
Thanks a lot for all the help so far!
The car still wants to run warm though. Without the defrost on, the fan won't kick on until the gauge reaches the top of the "O" on the temp gauge, then it'll turn off right when the gauge reaches the "M". It seems like the fan is coming on to late and not staying on long enough. If I have the defroster running and the fans stay on all the time, it'll run right where I've seen most other SHOs run - the top part of the "A".
Both coolant sensors and the thermostat were replaced about six months ago during the 60K with all Motorcraft stuff, and the car was having this problem even before then. The radiator is about three years old, and when I flushed the cooling system, there wasn't much crud that came out.
I am starting to lean towards the CCRM malfunctioning. What do you guys think? Are these known to fail, and if so, are the symptoms similar to that of this car?
This is a '93, so does anyone know what years of SHO I could get this from or have the part number handy? How much should I expect to pay for one of these?
Thanks a lot for all the help so far!
