Discovery-94
25th April 2011, 04:16 PM
well well, as the story goes, easter is the time of resurrection - and believe it or not, the disco has been resurrected after months and months spent in the naughty corner (yes, months!)
Anyhow - first of all I hope everyones long weekend is treating them well, of course mine has been oily and greasy so far - but its all been worth it in the end, when you turn that key once again and it starts purring like a little kitten again :D yaaaaay
But (- unfortunately there is always one more thing -) while I spent my last hour or so bleeding the silly cooling system of all its tiny air bubbles the cooling fans in the front turned on before the temp gauge even hit normal operating temperature. (this is the standard LR gauge, have ordered an engine saver/watchdog combo, but since its so many holidays I prob wont receive until end this week..)
Switched the engine off and back on, several times (mainly for refilling purposes) but the fans still came (and stayed) on.
Anyone have an idea what may cause this? I have replaced the two switches on the thermostat housing (not the water temp sensor, the two big buggers) is it possible if I had put them in / connected them the wrong way around (HIGHLY UNLIKELY, but just trying to find an answer) that this would turn the fans on without it being over 100deg?
Just dropping the oil now and letting it cool down to quatripple check the coolant level in the expansion tank.
Any suggestions / comments on the fans would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Simone
Anyhow - first of all I hope everyones long weekend is treating them well, of course mine has been oily and greasy so far - but its all been worth it in the end, when you turn that key once again and it starts purring like a little kitten again :D yaaaaay
But (- unfortunately there is always one more thing -) while I spent my last hour or so bleeding the silly cooling system of all its tiny air bubbles the cooling fans in the front turned on before the temp gauge even hit normal operating temperature. (this is the standard LR gauge, have ordered an engine saver/watchdog combo, but since its so many holidays I prob wont receive until end this week..)
Switched the engine off and back on, several times (mainly for refilling purposes) but the fans still came (and stayed) on.
Anyone have an idea what may cause this? I have replaced the two switches on the thermostat housing (not the water temp sensor, the two big buggers) is it possible if I had put them in / connected them the wrong way around (HIGHLY UNLIKELY, but just trying to find an answer) that this would turn the fans on without it being over 100deg?
Just dropping the oil now and letting it cool down to quatripple check the coolant level in the expansion tank.
Any suggestions / comments on the fans would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Simone