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Bitter said:
Uber/Lyft cost less than and engine. You already traded a $150 tow for trying to drive it after I said you'd overheat it trying to drive it there. At this rate you'll end up causing damage that's definitely beyond what you can afford to repair and then you won't have any car at all. Good luck.
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I have free towing. MY ENGINE NEVER OVERHEATED. I WOULD HAVE PULLED OVER AS SOON AS THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE EVEN STARTED TO GET ABOVE THE MIDDLE LINE.
 
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@linsjean Best to simply ignore such non-helpful comments, and let that type "contributor" keep shaking their fists at the sky. Curmudgeons gonna
curmudgeon. Move on to comments that actually put forth effort to help your situation.
 
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@98LE2.2LCamryUS The diagram is confusing. And what I'm looking at is just that. Were you replying to my photo of my fuse box tht has a green relay? Do you want me to pull it out? Engine on or off? then what? How to test?
Also, a different mechanic who I never met(Brian)asked me to buy a temperature sensor for the new radiator. He's another mobile mechanic. Can you find me that on RockAuto?
 
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linsjean said:
@98LE2.2LCamryUS The diagram is confusing. And what I'm looking at is just that. Were you replying to my photo of my fuse box tht has a green relay? Do you want me to pull it out? Engine on or off? then what? How to test?
Also, a different mechanic who I never met(Brian)asked me to buy a temperature sensor for the new radiator. He's another mobile mechanic. Can you find me that on RockAuto?
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Again, slow down. Do the basic checks 1st to see if you can narrow down the cause of the problem. For sure the radiator is done and needs to be replaced. Buying a sensor not knowing if the old one is faulty would just be throwing money at the problem and may not solve anything.
 
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That was to show you the relay location and how it is wired for the fan, someone mentioned swapping the horn relay for testing but based on what I have seen that is not going to work, does not have the same pin locations. Other option is to jump the correct locations with a jump wire momentarily to test fans.
 
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uibalnme said:
Again, slow down. Do the basic checks 1st to see if you can narrow down the cause of the problem. For sure the radiator is done and needs to be replaced. Buying a sensor not knowing if the old one is faulty would just be throwing money at the problem and may not solve anything.
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Thank you. I won't add it then.
I heard from Shawn finally: He said:

"Go ahead and get the 50/50 2 jugs and remember you need the Asian kind thats pink in color and my fee is $65 it will only take me an hour to put in the radiator let me no when the radiator comes in and we can go from there ok"
Now, I need to see if I got the Asian pink coolant.Does Rock Auto carry that?
 
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98LE2.2LCamryUS said:
That was to show you the relay location and how it is wired for the fan, someone mentioned swapping the horn relay for testing but based on what I have seen that is not going to work, does not have the same pin locations. Other option is to jump the correct locations with a jump wire momentarily to test fans.
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I heard from Shawn, and he wants Asian pink 50/50 coolant. l
sdspeed said:
Sounds more than fair, just mention to him your concerns about the fans coming on, I'm sure he's aware and more than capable to do this job.
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Where do I put in the discount code? It's $40 for shipping!
 
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linsjean said:
OK, thanks for explaining that. But how do I test it? My hood is open now. Want me to pull out the green relay and take a photo of it? I don't know how to test it.
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If you want to actual test is you need a jump wire which you don't have so you can get a paperclip and open it up and ben to a U shape. Pull the green relay out turn key to on position take paperclip place one end on #3 and the other on #4 based on the diagram above post #163 fan should come on don't test to long as clip with get warm/hot depending on its size. Turn car off and replace relay and cover.


Link to video test '98 with jump wire but you will get the idea

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linsjean said:
Where do I put in the discount code?
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Put it in the spot where they ask “How did you hear about us?”.
linsjean said:
It's $40 for shipping!
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I’m guessing because the parts selected are shipping from different warehouses. If you’re not fussy about the brands on some things, you can usually reduce shipping costs by choosing parts that all ship from the same warehouse.
 
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98LE2.2LCamryUS said:
If you want to actual test is you need a jump wire which you don't have so you can get a paperclip and open it up and ben to a U shape. Pull the green relay out turn key to on position take paperclip place one end on #3 and the other on #4 based on the diagram above post #163 fan should come on don't test to long as clip with get warm/hot depending on its size. Turn car off and replace relay and cover.
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Not now. I'm trying to check out on RockAuto. Where do I put in the discount code. This is cosing me a lot of money. Shipping is $40 and I won't get my parts until June 11th. Where is the spot to add the 5% discount code? Please hurry.
 
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