TROUBLESHOOTING non-working fan - some progress

[hot cordoba]

OK then... Fan working when switch end of cable bridged, Thermostat housing screws rusted in solid and hard to get too. All hoses are hot after half hour on the motorway - is this a good sign that hot water is flowing around ant that thermo open, or should I have hot and cold pipes? Hoping that hot pipes a good sign and can just replace rad switch. 1.8 GLX cordoba M Reg
Any help appreciated - Lee

 

[nodrog]

all the pipes should be warm after bout half hour driving, regarding the thermostat, spray some WD40 on it, leave it for about 10 mins and it should undo, dont use to much brute force though.

 

[hot cordoba]

Thanks for that - HOT PIPES ANSWERED - As for WD40, I'd normally use this - but to make it doubly awkward - the thermo housing is in a elbow which is so awkwardly posistioned under the swinging arm that the timing belt (or fan belt) is on, cant get any tools near bolts unless I remove alternator (i think) and timing bet arm thing - which will be messy setting back up - Unlike my Golf MK II thermo which just dropped out - brilliant. Switch should be cheap enough - so I'll do that first. Thanks again.