2000 Chevy Cavalier My radiator/cooling fan

2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
152,329 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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ARTDAGGER
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It started off with my car overheating, and I was loosing coolant fast. I looked into it, and my water pump gasket was leaking. I've since replaced it, and in doing so noticed my fan wasn't kicking on. Now when I am driving my car is fine, it's when I idle that it starts getting hot fairly quickly. I tried connecting the fan directly to the battery and it works fine. So I figured I'd look into the fuses. I did some switching and the fan kicked on, then I switched it back and the fan continued to work. Well now it's out again, and fuse switching isn't working. My car is heating while idleing.

Any idea whats up or how I can go about fixing this? Is it just a sensor or what?
Aug 21, 2009 at 4:41 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Check and test the coolant temperature sensor if it has an engine coolant temperature gauge sending switch check that too.
Aug 21, 2009 at 5:05 PM