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overheating at idle 200 1988

posted by  someone claiming to be 6 volvos in the driveway on  Sun Jun 23 19:37 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Before you go and replace things like the radiator, check to see if the electric fan in the front of the car works while the A/C is on. I had the same problem while idling, that the temp would almost hit the red line. I found out that the relay that controls the fan had a bad connection point. instead of buying a new relay, take it apart and check to see that point where the peices come together are not covered with carbon from arching, and see on the back if and of the solder joints need to be re-soldered. A good way to see if the relay is bad, take the relay off and jump the 2 red wires in the connecting socket while the A/C is on, you should hear the fan kick on. If it turns on then your relay needs to be fixed or replaced.






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