2 questions: Cooling fan and engine

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Old 04-04-2005, 06:07 AM
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Default 2 questions: Cooling fan and engine

One, my cooling fan runs nonstop whenever the ignition is turned on. Is this a switch malfunction or thermostat?
Second, about every third or fourth I turn the car off, the engine will almost stall, run for about another two to three seconds, and then die.
Any ideas what causes that???
Thanks in advance.
Old 04-04-2005, 06:16 AM
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Default Thermoswitch

There is a thermoswitch on the bottom of the radiator. If it is bad it will fail in the "on" position, its sort of a safety feature so the car wont overheat.
That could be your problem.
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Default Re question 2

you have run on. It is probably caused by a) leaky injector(s) and b)dirty combustion chamber with hot points to ignite leaking fuel.

Fix, better gas and run a good injector cleaner and combustion cleaner through. Lubromoly Jetron worked for me.
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Default Do you mean you car will "diesel" when you shut it off?

If the engine will continure to stubble and try to run, after you shut the engine off, is usually an overheated and too rich engine.
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Default If it's running too rich, how do I fix that???

One of those things I have never had to fool with on my cars, so I am clueless. I guess I can look through my Bentley, but any other help would be great. Thanks.
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