Thread: The timesaver coupe

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reading about your car is like drinking one of them $5 energy drinks before I go near her car-----
Hope my brand of humor doesn't ruffle any loose feathers!!!!!!

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

reading about your car is like drinking one of them $5 energy drinks before I go near her car-----
Hope my brand of humor doesn't ruffle any loose feathers!!!!!!

No worries Jerry. It's all good.

The other day when we went out for breakfast the 32 started to overheat (parked running at the auto parts store) but was fine while running down the road. Got it home and parked it and had to go to work. Been working like crazy and haven't had time to look at it till today. I got to thinking I have never heard the electric fan kick on every time we drove it. So I pop the hood and the fan shroud is missing a screw at the bottom and the top is broken (all on the passenger side). The shroud had come away from the radiator and was dangling dangerously close to the end of the water pump pulley. I did some checking and found the temp switch and relay were all working fine. I found a blue wire dangling as well. I did a little investigating and found out it was a "Cooling Components" fan (another high end part on this car $300 plus $85 for a relay kit and temp switch). Someone spent a small fortune building this car back in the day. I digress: I found a wiring diagram and the blue wire is a ground. Who makes a ground wire blue? Anyway it's all back together and working perfectly. We cleaned it all up and took it to it's maiden car show and we had a great time seeing some old car buddies and it was well received. We got it home and shut it off and the fan turns on. I was amazed that I could feel the air standing behind the car (yes some 12 feet away from the fan) and not just a little bit...a lot! On the plus side the car actually heated the garage up in just a couple minutes before the fan shut off. It was kinda chilly here today. We are enjoying the crap out of it and drive it as often as we can.