Fan/aircompressor not working... & overheating!!!

I may get bashed for this one... but if it were ME, I would wire up a relay and a switch to the fan. You can manually control the fan, I wouldn't let it keep me from driving the car.
 
DieselDan said:
I may get bashed for this one... but if it were ME, I would wire up a relay and a switch to the fan. You can manually control the fan, I wouldn't let it keep me from driving the car.
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Well Dan there are 2 factors that play there in your opinion...

1: I did that in a T-Bird I owned back when I was 19... & Marvin (02LS8Lincoln) also did that on his Cougar a few years back... Sucks @ss when you forget to turn that switch on. My ONLY option I would consider is to wire it up so that the fan permanently runs when the car is running.

2: I also own a mean looking F-150 which I happen to enjoy driving as much as my Lincoln... I don't mind giving the Lincoln a break. My truck is my daily driver yet it's been parked since I got the Mark VIII so I don't mind using it & turning heads with my truck again :D until I fix it right.
 
Hehehe... yep, just paid for it. Sucks though, my truck's a/c broke today (accumulator issue) so BOTH car's are with problems yet I have to wait until they ship it. I don't see that VCRM in my hands until Wednesday-Thursday of next week. :-/
 
buy one of them fans at the auto parts and hook it up to your dash like the old cubans do....lol!!!
 
02LS8Lincoln said:
buy one of them fans at the auto parts and hook it up to your dash like the old cubans do....lol!!!
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Marvin?.... Don't even play bro...lol... dude I'm fuming pissed. My father is ranting on how I need to sell both my truck & the Mark VIII because they are both pieces of sh!t & buy myself just ONE newer more dependable car.
 
Yep! We are & yes, my dad is a typical Ol' Cuban! It's his way r the highway. That man HATES my Mark VIII. My worse mistake is living next door to him. He sees every move I make (or in this case, lack there of since neither cars are moving!) & it pisses me off when he's right! He's been on my case since the tranny went bad on my Mark last year. He practically begged me to sell it. My father says both my cars, especially the Mark are two bottomless barrels & that I just keep on tossing money into these barrels for no good reason.

I wish I had the cash to bring both my cars back to their pristine state. I need at least $2k! SUCKS @SS!
 
UltimateSVT said:
Marvin?.... Don't even play bro...lol... dude I'm fuming pissed. My father is ranting on how I need to sell both my truck & the Mark VIII because they are both pieces of sh!t & buy myself just ONE newer more dependable car.
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Alex that sucks dude...lol!!!! dont worry my parents tell me the same :q:q:q:q....i dont pay any mind to it and just keep fixing them.

Jamie.....im the cuban i came when i was 7 back in 88....Alex was born here...hes the gringo.
 
02LS8Lincoln said:
Jamie.....im the cuban i came when i was 7 back in 88....Alex was born here...hes the gringo.
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Actually dude... something you don't know about me... I was born in Cuba in August 1979. Was brought to Miami in May 1980 at almost 9 months of age. Go figure! lol:)

Guys in all sincerity, I'm so frustrated right now... Ford is living to it's reputation Fixed Or Repaired Daily! I hate howmy friend's Toyota 4Runner has 210,000 miles & running stronger than any of my cars with no repairs since he's owned it. He bought it with 190,000 miles. That's 20,000 miles with no repairs... well, just one... when he added the supercharger 2 months ago, not so much a repair but an upgrade!

As for me? Look where I'm at:

Numerous repairs on the Lincoln:
  • The bagged suspension from hell that always leaks from somewhere
  • Needs new spark plugs
  • Needs new S.P. wires
  • Needs new fuel pump
  • Sounds like sh!t so it needs the X-pipe installed that I have in the trunk
  • Needs upper control arm bushings
  • Needs lower control arm bushings
  • Alternator has a good 2 months left in it. The regulator is about to take a dump. (Lights flicker when I start the car)
  • Last but not least, the famous VCRM I just bought on e-bay

The truck:
  • Oil leak from valve cover
  • Oil leak from main seal (tranny has to come down)
  • A/C Accumulator needs to be replaced (it broke today)
  • Driver's side rear door lock broke, stuck in closed position
  • Needs rear brakes
  • Needs rear E-brakes as well
  • Has water leak on rear window seal & it's BAD!
  • Both rear view mirrors don't work

I think the money invested in the above mentioned list can be used as a nice down payment, lol!:confused:
 
no way dude i thought you were born here....lol!!! damn dude my mistake.....about the repairs? wow dude ur into deep with repairs my advice is fix one at a time. I mean you've spent a lot of money on each car, are they really worth selling? thats the question that you need to ask yourself and then go from there. My marks only issue right now is the front suspension and that damn paint on the pass side fender thats bubbleling up other than that im good.
 
Your father is right sell the mark
Sell that pile to me and I'll drive it well
Into the 250k range
 
slowmkviii said:
Your father is right sell the mark
Sell that pile to me and I'll drive it well
Into the 250k range
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Lmao!... Well, the list is long indeed! I'm going to hang in there for 3-4 months, see how it goes with my newly acquired job & the new income. I'm also in the process of getting married by January of next year & my girlfriend wants to buy an SUV. If we buy a big enough SUV then we just go half on those payments & I'll sell the truck next year. Lets see what happens. :confused:
 
I AM RETARDED!!! I AM REALLY RETARDED!!!

Go fvckin figure, the fan has the issues at the power plug, the clip broke so it comes loose with the vibration!Since I had checked it like 2 weeks ago I assumed it was nice & snug but go figure, it was loose! I need a new plug, anyone have one?:confused:
 
Not possible to zip tie the connector for now? I did that with a light connector 4 yrs ago and its still tight, depends on the shape of the connector though I guess...
 
DieselDan said:
Wow, lots of expensive parts to start throwing at this thing, eh? I wouldnt be worrying about your A/C issues atm, as they are a being effected by the fan issue you have. The A/C commands the fan to come on, to cool the condenser at the front of the engine. If that fan is not working, the pressure of your refrigerant gets high due to the high temp. The cycling switch sees this high pressure, and switches the compressor on/off as pressure rises and falls. When the system is operating normally, that switch stays closed. So don't worry about the A/C at the moment... Try jumping your fan just as a test and make sure it works all the time. Also a wiggle test wouldnt hurt while everything is connected as it is right now, grab the harness, with the a/c on and see if moving the harness around effects the fan. As for disconnecting/reconnecting the battery, I'm not sure why it would cause the fan to work, but modules normally behave like that so a VCRM isnt out of the question. If you jump your fan, I think you will see that you can drive the car and the a/c will work fine, if the fan isnt messed up itself. Check fuses in the engine compartment, I am looking at the EVTM manual, and it looks like they don't number the fuses in the engine compartment, but on a 95, it is in the middle row of fuses, 40amp 4th from the front. Just check and make sure the fuse is tight, and not corroded or anything. Let us know if you come up with anything.
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Either way, I'm glad you found your problem. But hey, look on the bright side, Jamie is buying you gas!
 
Icarus said:
Not possible to zip tie the connector for now? I did that with a light connector 4 yrs ago and its still tight, depends on the shape of the connector though I guess...
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Around here I'm known as the Zip Tie Whore! I have layed out an entire canvas between the side of my house & the next door neighbor's fence.... ON ZIP TIES BABY! lol I'm going to look into this in the next few minutes.

DieselDan said:
Either way, I'm glad you found your problem. But hey, look on the bright side, Jamie is buying you gas!
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Damn it Dan, I knew you were going to rub it in my face & to make matters worse I spent $50.00 on a VCRM I don't need... but anyhow....... "Ehem, ehem, ehem!" {{Clears throat}} Jamie, how's it going? How's your weekend man? June 26th is looking much brighter doesn't it?:D:D:D
 
Hey, sometimes us stealership guys know what we're talking about... :D
 
UltimateSVT said:
to make matters worse I spent $50.00 on a VCRM I don't need... but anyhow.......
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Damn dude i could have sold you one of mine and shipped it 2day UPS and you would have had it on Monday for 36.00 shipped......on the other hand you glad you didnt have me overnight you one???
 
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