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Well the problem has resolved itself. I decided my "new"OE temperature gauge sender must be telling lies. Went to a VW/Skoda dealership for advice. Had a look at the sender, took off the plug to tell him over the phone what it looked like. Was told they couldn't look at it today.Fine, maybe I'll buy a new one and be done with it.Drove off and forgot i hadn't plugged it back in. Stopped and plugged it back in. Driving in town and surprise ditto, the fan cut in.The temp gauge is over reading but shag it the fan works.

Yes but my cooling fan ain't working, that's why i was wondering would a possible airlock be preventing the thermistor from gettign hot enough. iNcidentally, does anyone know how to test a thermistor. i have a multimeter, but what setting would I use?

It's getting to the red after a while. Now that you mention it, I must feel the hoses, to my recollection, the top one is definitely getting hot, must feel the bottom one too. Watch this space.

I just ordered the July 2006 issue of the car mechanics mag. Thanks for the tip off.

Would the aforementioned airlock, affect the cooling fans performance on a 1.3MPi for instance? If so then I have a similar malady.

Hi folks, I fitted the old thermistor and I don't think it's working either grrrrr. I get the correct voltage when I test it and when I bridge the terminals the fan starts. Should I be looking for something else, like the amps or watts instead. A local scrappie reckons I've a broken wire in the loom somewhere, but that doesn't wash, if that was the case I wouldn't have any power....would I. My wifes cinquecento (I know a fiat...sorry) has an override switch fitted to run the cooling fan, I don't want to go this far, especially as I'm trying to sell it.

The rear speakers in my Felicia Combi are quite good, but maybe there aren't similar sized "blanks" in your hatchback. If they are, you could get these speakers out of a good scrap estate.

I took off the PTF tape and it's made no difference at all. Damn! So plan B then, either put in the old thermistor or put in one off a scrap car with similar engine. I'm hoping that the new gauge sensor I fitted isn't telling me porky pies, or worse still is affecting the voltage to the thermistor? Is this possible? As far as I know they are two different circuits and the thermister is basically live permanently.

Thanks everyone, Basically you've answered what my 12v test light told me too, that there is a permanent live feed on the ignition and memory terminals on the ISO connector. In Ireland we got blaupunkt radio cassettes as standard. That gizmo on the Grundig stereo sounded useful, but how could it tell when the ignition was on or off if it's a permanent live?

Are all Felicia's radio circuitry bypassing the fuse box? Mine seems to be fed directly from the battery. When I remove the fuse marked radio from the box, everything else on the circuit goes but the radio:confused: This mightn't normally be a problem but the radio that was in mine when I got it, had a short and the display lights were permanently on. So as a result it wore down the battery. I replaced it with a radio that didn't have a car light function and hey presto, problem solved. I'm selling it now and want to keep my CD player, so I have a different Blaupunkt radio cassette to replace the one that was in it. Hoping I won't have the same problem.

After reviewing the thermistor situation, I remembered that when I put in the new thermistor unit, I rather "cleverly" put ptf tape on it to help it seal. Now that I think of it, the bloody ptf tape is probably insulating the sensor and as a result it's not getting hot enough. Doh!! I shall remove the unit and the ptf tape and replace and see how I get on. Will keep you posted.

Yes, I'm beginning to think that the new thermistor is pants! I might put my old one back in and see what happens. otherwise I'll visit my local scrappy and find another one from a similar car. It's a real pain as I've just put new coolant in and it's going really well otherwise.

Hi folks, Any answers to a problem I'm currently having would be great. i have 1999 1.3 mpi Felicia and I've replaced the engine. I had problems with pipes leaking etc, the usual problems with an engine change. No leaks now, coolant at constant level, just below Max however the new thermistor switch on the radiator core doesn't appear to be operatign the fan. I've tested the fan and it's fine. I also replaced the gauge sender, but that's a different circuit anyway. I didn't flush the engine before I put in coolant and there is some rust in the coolant. So I have holts speed flush in it now and I'm going to change the coolant. is the rust in the water perhaps "confusing" the thermistor switch? it takes a while to get hot enough to worry me, and I then put on the heater fan to cool the engine. Help! It's really p*****g me off!:(

I'm thinking of getting my Felicia 1.3 mPi converted to run on Bio Ethanol. It costs about 3-400 euro to do. I have filling station nearby that stocks it. benefits over LPG are that you don't need a tank and you can run on both Unleaded and E85 and mix the two if necesary. Thought about LPG but cost of installation and having a tank in the car put me off.

Found the short. The alternator is charging and regulating fine. However I checked the fuses and the radio appears to be wired directly to the permanent live and everything is wired to it as the lights are permanently on on the display. So I'll need to remove the radio and find out whats up. will keep you posted.