Does the V-6 have thermostatically controlled cooling fans?
When I got to work this morning, the engine sounded louder at idle than I recall it sounding before. It wasn't idling faster -- checked the tach -- but somehow, it just sounded louder. Were those the cooling fans going, maybe?
(The vent fan wasn't on, BTW. That is a loud fan, but I wasn't using any a/c or vent this morning.)
Odd because it's a relatively chilly day here in the Bay Area, raining as a matter of fact, and I wasn't pushing the car during my 40-mile commute from SFO. Temperature gauge reads normal, same as it always has. So I wouldn't expect the engine cooling fans to be working hard. As I said, I don't recall hearing this before. No dashboard indicator lights were on, either.
Maybe it's my imagination. Bear in mind that, back in high school, my '66 2+2 had a chronic overheating problem that probably scarred me for life. It might sound weird, but I'm pretty obsessive about monitoring engine cooling. I've only had this new Mustang for a couple of weeks, just about 960 miles on it now, so I'm still sorta hyper about the machine ...
When I got to work this morning, the engine sounded louder at idle than I recall it sounding before. It wasn't idling faster -- checked the tach -- but somehow, it just sounded louder. Were those the cooling fans going, maybe?
(The vent fan wasn't on, BTW. That is a loud fan, but I wasn't using any a/c or vent this morning.)
Odd because it's a relatively chilly day here in the Bay Area, raining as a matter of fact, and I wasn't pushing the car during my 40-mile commute from SFO. Temperature gauge reads normal, same as it always has. So I wouldn't expect the engine cooling fans to be working hard. As I said, I don't recall hearing this before. No dashboard indicator lights were on, either.
Maybe it's my imagination. Bear in mind that, back in high school, my '66 2+2 had a chronic overheating problem that probably scarred me for life. It might sound weird, but I'm pretty obsessive about monitoring engine cooling. I've only had this new Mustang for a couple of weeks, just about 960 miles on it now, so I'm still sorta hyper about the machine ...