2001 Lincoln LS8 in Virginia (757)

While we are at it, the LS has shocks, not struts.
 
Alright, So I tackled the job of removing and installing the new fan. All went well.

However... the new fan doesn't turn, at all. Did I miss something? How do I prime the pump? All of the fluid didn't come out of the RES. Most of the fluid came out because I intentionally let the "PINK" gooey fluid out to make room for the new fluid. I did leave JUST ENOUGH for the fan and hose to have enough not to need a prime.

HOWEVER, how do I prime the pump? Did I miss a step? Do I need to do something else?

I started the car, turned on the ac, held the gas pedal and it didnt move one inch. I even tried the "push-to-start" method and got nothing.

Help?

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Motor off, turn fan by hand begins to pump fluid through.
 
and don't let it suck air


your spooling it through sorta-speak
 
Should have been able to prime the lines as you reassembled. try think of how you'd move air in a hydraulic system? Needs to be gravity fed, open line while filling and bleeding. Actuator must be a working unit.
 
I don't kow too much about the stupidity of the hydraulic fan(another over-engineering feat Unneeded).....................does it work only when the engine reaches the proper temp to call for it? don-ohio :)^)
 
BigRigLS said:
Should have been able to prime the lines as you reassembled. try think of how you'd move air in a hydraulic system? Needs to be gravity fed, open line while filling and bleeding. Actuator must be a working unit.
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Ok, so where would I gravity feed? The reservoir?
 
don-ohio said:
I don't kow too much about the stupidity of the hydraulic fan(another over-engineering feat Unneeded).....................does it work only when the engine reaches the proper temp to call for it? don-ohio :)^)
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Its slow at idle..
Speeds up according to RPMS or if the ac/heat is turned on.
All of which turns the fan cooling the radiator and engine.

As far as I know.
 
Well,that's more than I know. I hope you get it fixed so your De-gas bottle doesn't explode again. I know what you mean by that......really aggressive boil-over. don-ohio :)^)
 
don-ohio said:
Well,that's more than I know. I hope you get it fixed so your De-gas bottle doesn't explode again. I know what you mean by that......really aggressive boil-over. don-ohio :)^)
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Yea, the last thing left is the actual pump itself. I'm starting to think that's all it was... I don't even know at this point. However, I"ll figure it out.
 
Kid_Lyrics said:
Ok, so where would I gravity feed? The reservoir?
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The line that came of that exit from the reservoir. Should have been able to run the old contaminated fluid out and fresh in before bolting it back onto that salvaged replacement fan assy.
 
BigRigLS said:
The line that came of that exit from the reservoir. Should have been able to run the old contaminated fluid out and fresh in before bolting it back onto that salvaged replacement fan assy.
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So what youre saying is disconnect the rubber hose from the fan, and run the fresh fluid through the reservoir until it comes out of the disconnected hose?

Just trying to clarify.
 
Kid_Lyrics said:
So what youre saying is disconnect the rubber hose from the fan, and run the fresh fluid through the reservoir until it comes out of the disconnected hose?

Just trying to clarify.
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The lower hose from the reservoir (the only one of the two that fluid will continuously run out of) is attached to the pump, not the fan motor. Fluid flow is Reservoir - pump - fan motor - reservoir - pump - fan motor - ...
 
oh and another thing.

What would cause water to get into my ATF fluid through the pump?

I replaced the entire amount when I changed the actuator a few back in which it was Yellow, Red, and brown. I opened it up again when I changed the fan and it was Pink (milky).
 
I think it was Joe that said some shops do it by mistake? They add coolant where they shouldn't. don-ohio :)^)
 
don-ohio said:
I think it was Joe that said some shops do it by mistake? They add coolant where they shouldn't. don-ohio :)^)
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Yea, but I haven't gone to a shop for anything. So what would cause it to add water this time?

I'm just curious.

I still need to find out how to purge this system too..
 
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