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Anonymous Posted on Jul 06, 2014

Car overheats when AC is on and runs normal temp when off. Changed fan and thermostat no changes.

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When you replaced fan and thermostat, did everything get wired back correctly? Sounds like radoator fan is kicking off when AC comes on.

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SOURCE: changed timing belt and now car overheats. put new

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SOURCE: 2004 pacifica radiator overheats every couple

A fan is on or off not slow do any fans in your house run slow because they are old?Your thermostat fan or temp sensor is bad

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