MN12hybrid
Active LVC Member
In the past, I noticed that these Mark fans are very powerful obviously, and that they speed up as needed.
1. My makes a slight squeaky sound, and even when the motor is getting up in the warm range, it doesnt speed up any more. I installed a Mark fan on my 5.0 Tbird years ago, and it seemed like it created a ****ing tornado under the hood it was soo ballsy!
My AC is trashed, so I cant turn it on to check if the fan goes straight to full speed.
When you turn the AC on, is the radiator fan supposed to run full blast, or does it ramp up slowly and only spin at full speed if it really needs the extra cooling?
2. I noticed my car runs warm. I used the search feature and found this was common, but have yet to find an explanation that applies to my situation. The car will sit in the middle while driving, but slowly heat up to where its just above normal and sit there. If you go uphill, or try using more throttle, it climbs higher. I never got the car to overheat, but it went up to the "N" one day last year while going uphill in traffic, and it was 110 degrees out. I checked the temp on the motor with my temp gun and it said 208, when I pulled over.
I noticed my Taurus has a similar gauge (with the "normal" range) and it too, also tends to hang out just above the middle, sometimes a little higher but it doesnt overheat. When I run the AC on that POS car, it cools down to just below the middle, at the bottom of the "normal" range.
What is the normal operating temps for these cars? I have seen many different answers before, and I heard that some years for the Marks, this was a common issue even on a car in great shape with no issues with coolant system and no blown HG's. I am going to fix the AC in my Mark, but I want to get this sorted out first.
When it sits up above the middle range, (in normal range still), is that normal? I think the temp gauge in the Marks, is just trying to show real time info on the temp which is probably why it fluctuates so much - Is this correct? The thing that bothers me so much, is that if I makes to to "N" on the gauge, there is very little room between that and overheating. Does this happen to you guys?
In other cars like my previous MN12's, the temp gauge sits in the middle whether its 180 or 195 - if it heats up more than it goes above the middle. Its just like that in my Accord as well.
I know I mentioned my fan seems to be acting up and Im sure that this would have something probably to do with the temp gauge reading, but I have seen others (others with Marks in MUCH better shape than mine and no fan issues) on here experiencing this.
Thank you in advance!!!
1. My makes a slight squeaky sound, and even when the motor is getting up in the warm range, it doesnt speed up any more. I installed a Mark fan on my 5.0 Tbird years ago, and it seemed like it created a ****ing tornado under the hood it was soo ballsy!
My AC is trashed, so I cant turn it on to check if the fan goes straight to full speed.
When you turn the AC on, is the radiator fan supposed to run full blast, or does it ramp up slowly and only spin at full speed if it really needs the extra cooling?
2. I noticed my car runs warm. I used the search feature and found this was common, but have yet to find an explanation that applies to my situation. The car will sit in the middle while driving, but slowly heat up to where its just above normal and sit there. If you go uphill, or try using more throttle, it climbs higher. I never got the car to overheat, but it went up to the "N" one day last year while going uphill in traffic, and it was 110 degrees out. I checked the temp on the motor with my temp gun and it said 208, when I pulled over.
I noticed my Taurus has a similar gauge (with the "normal" range) and it too, also tends to hang out just above the middle, sometimes a little higher but it doesnt overheat. When I run the AC on that POS car, it cools down to just below the middle, at the bottom of the "normal" range.
What is the normal operating temps for these cars? I have seen many different answers before, and I heard that some years for the Marks, this was a common issue even on a car in great shape with no issues with coolant system and no blown HG's. I am going to fix the AC in my Mark, but I want to get this sorted out first.
When it sits up above the middle range, (in normal range still), is that normal? I think the temp gauge in the Marks, is just trying to show real time info on the temp which is probably why it fluctuates so much - Is this correct? The thing that bothers me so much, is that if I makes to to "N" on the gauge, there is very little room between that and overheating. Does this happen to you guys?
In other cars like my previous MN12's, the temp gauge sits in the middle whether its 180 or 195 - if it heats up more than it goes above the middle. Its just like that in my Accord as well.
I know I mentioned my fan seems to be acting up and Im sure that this would have something probably to do with the temp gauge reading, but I have seen others (others with Marks in MUCH better shape than mine and no fan issues) on here experiencing this.
Thank you in advance!!!