Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 10:09:16 -0500 From: "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospampam myrealbox.com> Subject: Re: '94 900 overheating
"itten" <ittennospamast.net> wrote in message news:030320041834429328%ittennospamast.net... > My 900 Turbo seems to be overheating when in traffic. I topped off the > coolant level after it was low. I don't seem to have a leak because at > the end of a run, the level was as I left it. When I'm moving, the > temp gauge is mid way and goes up higher as the car runs. Do the two > fans behind the radiator run when the car is running? I noticed one > running just as the car was shut off. Not knowing much about > maintenance, is there something I can do before I take it to the shop? If the temperature is climbing into the red when the car is moving, the electric fan is not the problem. Instead it is most likely a thermostat problem. The electric fan does not come on until the temp climbs to about 10 o'clock on the temp gauge. It is only really there so it can move air thru the radiator when the car is stationary. -Fred W.