I have a 1993 Corona with 2.0L, 3sfe engine with overheating that took me about
5 tries to fix as it was a combination problem with the Fan system.1> I fan was
slowing at random; found that out when I stopped. This was the fan closest to the
battery. the car on an overheating condition and the fan was barely turning 2.
There are 2 radiator/coolant thermostat switches. One is at the bottom of the
radiator by the AC compressor side. This switch goes to ground when the
coolant is hot. There is another switch, of different color, in front of the distributor
area, NEAREST to the engine block - this is a "second" fan system that was not
mentioned in my Haynes Service/repair manual( there are 2 to 3 sensors there).
This is by the return hose area and measures the "Hotter" coolant
temperature.This turns on the fan also.. This switch on my car was corroded and
fell apart when I unplug the connector. also, a mechanic in the past ( this is the
philippines) professionally joined the wire to this wire with a tight twist:so after 26
years this electrical joint was no good. I SOLDERED it. Also there is a heater
RELAY ( better described as a "Radiator Fan ON" ) in the engine compartment
fuse box, this was bad (intermittent failure). So this was the final fix...but a week
later one of the plug hose cap burst...no heater here as it is in the Tropics...;) :)
:) NB: Going back to the sensors in front of the Distributor again; the one closest
to Engine block is the Heater/Fan switch..it is a different size, color and shape
than the one on the radiator. The second senor is the active Engine temperature
measurement and has variable resistance to heat: ..
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