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Re: Thermostat pictures
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:04 pm
by widdowson2008
Northern Bongolow wrote:i could be remembering it wrongly but i dont thing the fans came on kirsty.
if they did does that establish the link between temp readings and the ecu control?
Hi Ady
I think (believe quite strongly) that the fans are ECU controlled via the temperature sensor. Waiting for absolute confirmation from James - (ECU code breaker General) Not heared from him lately

Anyone else?
Re: Thermostat pictures
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:36 pm
by missfixit70
Pretty sure the temp sender on the top hose has nowt to do with the fans, but we do keep getting new stuff being thrown up

Re: Thermostat pictures
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:32 pm
by widdowson2008
missfixit70 wrote:Pretty sure the temp sender on the top hose has nowt to do with the fans, but we do keep getting new stuff being thrown up

Getting confused a bit Kirsty. Sensor on top hose? I was refering to the one that is fixed in the head. It is getting a bit on the hot side and I tend to do strange things when its hot

I almost sure one of the senders kicks in the fans via the ECU (from manual - ECU section)
Working on sons computer and it is absolutely nads.
Re: Thermostat pictures
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:34 pm
by patnben
missfixit70 wrote:Pretty sure the temp sender on the top hose has nowt to do with the fans, but we do keep getting new stuff being thrown up

Right again Kirsty, the forward temperature sensor has absolutely nothing
to do with anything else other than the Mazda temperature gauge.
Re: Thermostat pictures
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:03 pm
by widdowson2008
patnben wrote:missfixit70 wrote:Pretty sure the temp sender on the top hose has nowt to do with the fans, but we do keep getting new stuff being thrown up

Right again Kirsty, the forward temperature sensor has absolutely nothing
to do with anything else other than the Mazda temperature gauge.
Thanks Ben. DEFINITELY need to get home, primarily to get my hands on my stuff

- can't discuss things without MY STUFF!!!
Another reason for going back home is ................its too bloody hot darn sarf

I should have recognised the symptoms - one of which was questioning Kirsty.

Re: Thermostat pictures
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:12 pm
by missfixit70
Steve you're right that the 2 pin sensor above the rear heater hose in the block triggers the fan/s via the ecu, but the point this bit of the discussion originated from was a blip on Baz's temp gauge which is fed from the sensor on the top hose & had to have it's wire extended as it was tight enough for Seasick Steve to have played a Glastonbury set on

Confused yet?

Re: Thermostat pictures
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 2:31 am
by Northern Bongolow
do you mean home sick steve,or sea sick steve??

Re: Thermostat pictures
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:16 am
by mikexgough
widdowson2008 wrote:I (believe quite strongly) that the fans are ECU controlled via the temperature sensor. Waiting for absolute confirmation from James - (ECU code breaker General) Not heared from him lately

Anyone else?
Been looking at the Workshop manual..... yes a little too much time on my hands just know.....or rather it's warmish here in the East Angles and reading it while drinking Pastis....
Anyhow..... tend to agree with you Steve on the fans trigger but I have a little more reading to do....... interesting (I think....if the Pastis didn't cloud the eyesight....

......) I found a means to test the Fans operation....

better wait till I get back from Peterborough later on....when the sun is hot..... and no Pastis is on the table...
Re: Thermostat pictures
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:33 am
by helen&tony
Hi Mike
You have PM
Cheers
Helen
Re: Thermostat pictures
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 12:51 pm
by widdowson2008
Re: Thermostat pictures
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 2:39 pm
by missfixit70
Northern Bongolow wrote:do you mean home sick steve,or sea sick steve??

definitely Seasick Steve -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3DMo7iUdhQ
Re: Thermostat pictures
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:57 pm
by widdowson2008
Bu***r - cover blown

I never gave permission for that to be distributed

I'll speak to my solicitors tomorrow.
Re: Thermostat pictures
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:25 am
by widdowson2008
moving swiftly on.
Test for animated gif of wax expansion in stat.
Almost want I am trying to achieve. 1st attempt to test system.

Re: Thermostat pictures
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:29 pm
by mikexgough
Looking good Steve...
Re: Thermostat pictures
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:16 pm
by widdowson2008
mikexgough wrote:Looking good Steve...
Not really Mike

Just got some new software and testing/learning it. Trying to produce the fact sheet with graphcs, but not got the thing right yet. Posted that to see what it would look like. Too jerky, but I can fix that with a bit of effort.