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#2927 of 2929 "after fan" doesn't work by east542 Aug 04, 2009 (9:28 am)
I figured out why my 2003 Ford Escape appears to be overheating, AFTER the engine is off. After I stop the engine after a long hot drive and then try to start it back up after fifteen or so minutes, the car won't idle. It will drive, but when RPM gets down to 1100 or so, the engine dies. I'm sure this is related to the overheating of a component (dash temp gauge is fine).   However, if I open the hood and spray it down with water or just leave the hood open for that time period, there are no problems when I start up.   I recently noticed that the fan sound that comes on sometimes when I stop my car doesn't come on any more, so I'm thinking there's some sort of thermostat or sensor that controls a fan that helps dissipate engine heat when the engine is off, and this is not working.   Any tips?   Thanks!   Scot Replies to this message: vg33e power (Aug 04, 2009 11:27 am)
#2928 of 2929 Re: "after fan" doesn't work [east542] by vg33e power Aug 04, 2009 (11:27 am)
Replying to: east542 (Aug 04, 2009 9:28 am) I hope you are not spraying it down with cold/cool water while engine is off...if you are you are looking for BIG trouble. The engine is extremely hot after normal operation and parts (specifically) the block and heads get very hot, spraying it with cold/cool water will cause stress on the metals/alloys/aluminum and possibly create cracks or at the very least weak spots. DO NOT ever spray your engine bay with any liquid while off after it has reached normal operating temperature. If you want to spray the engine bay down do it while engine is iddling never when it is off.
#2929 of 2929 Re: 2003 Escape idle not working after engine is hot [east542] by ford2honda Aug 05, 2009 (10:35 am)
Replying to: east542 (May 02, 2009 9:41 am) Check your catalytic converters (there are 3 of them).

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