cooling problem....still

[dylan020]

well, after driving around for not too long the temp shoots up to to about the A in NORMAL on the gauge. I noticed that if i keep the defrost w/ heat on...it doesnt get back the O/R. I've tried to flush the radiator and changed the cap. Is there any chance the underdrive water pump pully could be causing this?? just trying to get an idea before I go replacing the radiator, water pump, and all that route. thanks guys

Gregg

[1sicklx]

are you sure the fan is working properly?

[dylan020]

it comes on but im not sure exactly what temp...was reading it's supposed to come on at 208* but i have no way of knowing exactly when it comes on

[1sicklx]

has the t-stat ever been replaced? Waterpump?

[dylan020]

not that i've owned it....everything is stock so thats why I asked about the pullies. I tried to do the t-stat but I couldnt get the damn hose off, felt like it was concreted to the t-stat housing (doesnt help im pretty short on tools)

[1sicklx]

ok ... one more question ... when you flushed the radiator ... did you make sure that all of the air was out of the system when you refilled the radiator?

[mustangsteve]

not that i've owned it....everything is stock so thats why I asked about the pullies. I tried to do the t-stat but I couldnt get the damn hose off, felt like it was concreted to the t-stat housing (doesnt help im pretty short on tools)

Yes the Pullies will make it run hot, My 89 LX 5.0 did the same thing when I installed Underdrive Pullies so I put in a 3 row and 180 T-stat. After that I had no overheating problems.....

[Craig K.]

Greg,

I had the same problems with my 95.
The main item which fix the problem for the most part was changing the fan motor.
The 94-95's are notorious for haveing the fan motors build up more and more resistance, then eventually they will lock up and could cause a fire. Ford actuallt did a recall were they put a circuit breaker in at the connector on the fan motor.

You can get a lifetime warranty fan motor at Autozone (made by Siemens) for around $50-$60.

When you have an old one out, you can spin it over and compare to a new one, you will be amazed at how hard an old one is to turn over.

You can also do a key on / engine off test which will cycle both fan speeds.
Sometimes on the 94/95's the block box module (next to the over flow bottle) will go bad, and will not cycle the fan correctly.

[dylan020]

Greg,

I had the same problems with my 95.
The main item which fix the problem for the most part was changing the fan motor.
The 94-95's are notorious for haveing the fan motors build up more and more resistance, then eventually they will lock up and could cause a fire. Ford actuallt did a recall were they put a circuit breaker in at the connector on the fan motor.

You can get a lifetime warranty fan motor at Autozone (made by Siemens) for around $50-$60.

When you have an old one out, you can spin it over and compare to a new one, you will be amazed at how hard an old one is to turn over.

You can also do a key on / engine off test which will cycle both fan speeds.
Sometimes on the 94/95's the block box module (next to the over flow bottle) will go bad, and will not cycle the fan correctly.

yah, i had the recall done back in high school but i should probably look into that as well

jon, yes...i made sure to burp the system

thanks for the help guys...guess im just gonna get a rad., waterpump, and fan motor just to make sure everything is in tip/top shape since i'll be driving to my parents in florida a lot soon!