I need a little help. does anyone have or know where i can get get the wire diagram for thr rad fans on a 97 neon sohc. for some reason the fans are not turning on after i turn off the car but there are no blown fuses, so i thougth with that diagram that i could track the wires and see if that will help.

 

Local dodge dealer should let you make copies of what you need. If not hanes or chiltons books should have want you need. I bought a 1gen wiring diagram book off of ebay for like $10.00

 

so let me get this straight.....
the fans are not turningON after you turn the ignition OFF

 

that is correct. my car get really hot after i turn it off. like when i get gas and get back ibn to the car it is almost over heating but then as soon as the car is turned on it starts to cool off.


Any ideas what it might be??

 

sounds fairly normal.....when the car is off, coolant doesnt circulate.....when its on it does

 

but this just started on Monday of this week.

 

Have you tried a coolant flush. Rust and deposits build up on all the metals and sometimes need a good flush. Most automotive stores have a flush for this. Just follow the instructions.

 

i will have to try. any.
Other ideas

 

all engines - the water temp goes up in the block / head after you shut it off, no coolant circulation, then it keeps pulling heat out of the engine parts, and the water heats up.
put a mechanical gauge on mine it shuts off at 210, itll go to 230-240 when it sits for a while, thats perfectly normal, and the fans never run on neons when the ign is off.
would be a good idea to flush the cooling system if its been more than 2 years.
check out your radiator also, they tend to corrode and the fins all start to fall out then you get a hotter running engine.

 

So they used to turn on after you turned the car off???

That was a problem you should have fixed back then. Sounds like it's working correctly now.