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retrohwam Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE
12/12/2006 16:22:36
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Subject: fan won't shut off - ever! IP: Logged
Message: Have a 98 Dokata with the 2.5 and we're having a problem. The radiator fan will not cut off - after shutting off the vehicle you have to unplug the connector to get the fan to stop. Plugging in back in later (doesn't matter how much later) the fan kicks on prior to the starting the engine.
The temperature guage reads low except when my son forgets to plug the fan in and then it reads high.
My first thought is a temperature sensor problem but I'm not sure as it never seems to "reset" - could the sensor be shorted out and that be what's causing it to run continously?
Any help would be appreciated.
Duane
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Kowalski GenIII
12/12/2006 16:58:26
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Message: Yup, could be the sensor, or the switch its supposed to trip.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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daddio Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE
12/12/2006 17:02:48
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Message: eliminate the fan relay by swapping with one of the other relays in the PDC(power dist center) like the horn or a/c comp relay. if it still doesn't shut off it's probably the temp sensor.
i'd lay odds on the relay being bad.
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Bob Lincoln Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE
12/13/2006 08:33:22
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Message: Yup. Stuck relay - common problem.
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STS Dodge Dakota JOIN HERE
12/13/2006 15:57:10
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Message: Mine sounds like it came off a large cooling unit.
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