Weird electric fan problem.
 

As a few of you may know I have a thread titled "problem solved but wait there's more.."

Well I was going to keep the problems all in that thread but it was getting a little bogged and I need help with this e-fan bad.

I noticed my e-fan didn't work when I got the jeep when the temps got high but it worked with a/c and defrost. Everyone said it was temp sensor.

I put in a new one and it still didn't work at high temps and now it no longer works with a/c or defrost.

I took out the fan and disconnected negative battery (just in case) and it still works when wired to battery.

So I put back in old temp sensor thinking maybe it will at least work with a/c a d defrost and it didn't work at all still.

I find this strange. Any help please. It's driving me crazy.

PS I also retested relay and its good.

Will all that chat on your other thread I would think you would take two minutes to fill out your Jeep data (under your User CP) or enter it in your signature.


Good luck.

Well on my other thread my first post states 1989 XJ 4x4 auto 4.0.

Sorry I just forgot to post that in my op. Thank you for the attempt to help:hammer:

And it's not that there's "all that chat" as you put it but its a lot of topics going on in one thread so I thought it would be simpler to start this thread.

With the vehicle running does the fan go on when you pull the wire off the front temperature sender? It's suppose to. If it does I would think the temperature sender is good.

No.

It used to come on with a/c defrost but not at high temps (218)

Now it never comes on.

It stopped working with a/c defrost when I put in new temp sensor. So I put back in old temp sensor and it doesn't come with a/c defrost with old temp sensor. This all happened over 12 hours. It's puzzling.

Does it have a fan relay and fuse like the 94 does? If the fuse is good try switching the relay with the fuel pump or starter or whatever uses the same relay and see what happens. If it works then or the fuel pump doesnt kick on with the old fan relay then you know it's a bad relay.

Not that way on an 89....

Did you have the radiator temp switch and the e-fan disconnected at the same time during all this?

Any chance you plugged them into each other's harnesses?

^ no I didn't plug them into each other. I've been careful about that stuff. Plus I've unplugged them and checked stuff over and over. I'm sure I would have plugged it up right at least once haha.

Worked on an 88 Saturday that had previously been owned by a respected mechanic and garage owner. Plugs were reversed.......

My harnesses are plugged up correctly. They will only reach one way anyway plus I know they are right. I'll take a picture tomorrow.

Also when I jumped the temp sensor harness and crunk the jeep the e-fan started.

^ hope I didn't sound sarcastic. If I did I didn't mean too I was typing in a hurry.:)

No worries. Does it come on with AC/Defrost when the coolant switch is plugged in or not?

With temp sensor unplugged it does not come on with a/c or defrost.

The only way it comes on is unplug temp sensor and bypass harness.

So, it doesn't come on with AC or Defrost at all?