To those whose radiator fan is not turning on with engine coolant temperature rise:
First make sure that your engine coolant is at it proper operating level. A low level of coolant will not properly deliver heat to the Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor, which will not then be able to...
Also, you will find a ground connection for most of the dashboard along the bottom of the dashboard frame just to the right of the center console's connection to the bottom of the dashboard. Look for a green-colored screw.
If, as shown in this video, you have after-market mechanically-connected battery cable terminals instead of the OEM cast-in-place connection, when cleaning the battery terminal-to-battery post connection, clean the cable connection(s) at the battery cable connection to the terminal. These are...
For my money, after putting in a two-core radiator, a 180-degree F t-stat, an auxiliary 'pusher' fan in front of the radiator at the bottom right corner, and a high-flow water pump, the most effective mod was to lower the fan-on temperature by putting a second stock ECT sensor in parallel...
As I recall the power to the passenger door comes from the driver's door switch. My problem was solved by unplugging the wire harness at the driver's door switch, cleaning up the connections, and plugging it back together.
Yes, as per the first sentence in that thread.
If you do a search for 'p1443' you'll find many more threads containing several indications of reduced fuel economy.
Haha... you had me scratching my head as to when I posted that. It was in 2009! Back in those days it was parked on the driveway year-round, which in winter could look like this:
because my antique 1950 Ford was in the one-car garage. Sold that a few years back so SNAKEYE gets it all to his own...