electric cooling fan
#1
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4lt
electric cooling fan
Hi everyone.
I'm having some overheating issues with my 98 Cherokee sport, 4lt. I was just wondering if the electric fan is solely used when the a.c. is on or does it also kick in when the engine reaches a certain temp?
My Ac isn't working at the moment and I tested the fan by connecting it to the battery and it doesn't work.
If it's only connected to the a.c I won't worry about replacing it now but if it kicks in during other times I'll replace it.
Cheers
Paul
I'm having some overheating issues with my 98 Cherokee sport, 4lt. I was just wondering if the electric fan is solely used when the a.c. is on or does it also kick in when the engine reaches a certain temp?
My Ac isn't working at the moment and I tested the fan by connecting it to the battery and it doesn't work.
If it's only connected to the a.c I won't worry about replacing it now but if it kicks in during other times I'll replace it.
Cheers
Paul
#4
CF Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: The Republic of TEXAS
Posts: 8,172
Likes: 0
Received 14 Likes
on
14 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L HO
Hi everyone.
I'm having some overheating issues with my 98 Cherokee sport, 4lt. I was just wondering if the electric fan is solely used when the a.c. is on or does it also kick in when the engine reaches a certain temp?
My Ac isn't working at the moment and I tested the fan by connecting it to the battery and it doesn't work.
If it's only connected to the a.c I won't worry about replacing it now but if it kicks in during other times I'll replace it.
Cheers
Paul
I'm having some overheating issues with my 98 Cherokee sport, 4lt. I was just wondering if the electric fan is solely used when the a.c. is on or does it also kick in when the engine reaches a certain temp?
My Ac isn't working at the moment and I tested the fan by connecting it to the battery and it doesn't work.
If it's only connected to the a.c I won't worry about replacing it now but if it kicks in during other times I'll replace it.
Cheers
Paul
Also, the fan clutch on the belt driven fan could be weak/bad.
If running hot in Vancouver, I'd suspect more cooling system issues than just the efan.
Last edited by djb383; 07-29-2012 at 03:47 PM.
#5
CF Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Canton, MI
Posts: 8,357
Likes: 0
Received 82 Likes
on
67 Posts
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Hi everyone.
I'm having some overheating issues with my 98 Cherokee sport, 4lt. I was just wondering if the electric fan is solely used when the a.c. is on or does it also kick in when the engine reaches a certain temp?
What temps are you seeing on the temp gauge (if you have one)?
My Ac isn't working at the moment and I tested the fan by connecting it to the battery and it doesn't work.
How did you connect it to the battery? What pin cavity did you put + power to and what pin cavity did you jumper to ground?
If it's only connected to the a.c I won't worry about replacing it now but if it kicks in during other times I'll replace it.
Cheers
Paul
I'm having some overheating issues with my 98 Cherokee sport, 4lt. I was just wondering if the electric fan is solely used when the a.c. is on or does it also kick in when the engine reaches a certain temp?
What temps are you seeing on the temp gauge (if you have one)?
My Ac isn't working at the moment and I tested the fan by connecting it to the battery and it doesn't work.
How did you connect it to the battery? What pin cavity did you put + power to and what pin cavity did you jumper to ground?
If it's only connected to the a.c I won't worry about replacing it now but if it kicks in during other times I'll replace it.
Cheers
Paul
#6
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4lt
Thanks! I'm in the interior of bc at the moment so it's been around 30 Celsius most days. It's only getting hot on the big climbs, it reached 230-235 once but otherwise is generally on 220 on the other climbs. It's running about 210 in general. Is this far from normal?
Trending Topics
#8
CF Veteran
I knew my fan clutch was weak but my elec fan kept things under control until I could afford to do some work on the cooling system. It ran temps like yours. Since I finished working on it the majority of the time it's running 195*. When I pull a long grade it gets to 210* or just below. This is with the A/C on. Air temps have been upper 80's to mid 90's.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
ZJBeachRunnerGC
Stock Grand Cherokee Tech. All ZJ/WJ/WK Non-modified/stock questions go here!
18
03-10-2021 05:52 PM
cmcl3m0r3
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
4
05-21-2019 02:38 PM
Karmageddon
Stock Grand Cherokee Tech. All ZJ/WJ/WK Non-modified/stock questions go here!
5
10-05-2015 08:29 PM
Gauge
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
15
09-15-2015 07:52 PM
synergy58
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
27
09-08-2015 11:51 PM
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)