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Old 08-25-2016, 10:39 PM   #15
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More surprisingly, I've found that I can run the A/C and it will run cooler even stuck in traffic (right between the "8" and "0"). Again, not expected by me since the condensers for the A/C are in front of the radiators and therefore add to the heat problem - not to mention requiring more effort from the engine to run the compressor.
Running the AC forces the fan on at high speed, that's why the temperature goes down. All points to a broken load resistor preventing the fan to run at low speed.
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