# 96 Mercury Tracer cooling/radiator fans run all the time

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-mercury-tracer-cooling-radiator-fans-run-all-the-time/35677>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercury, tracer, engines, fans\
**Created:** [August 27, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-mercury-tracer-cooling-radiator-fans-run-all-the-time/35677 "2009-08-27T20:40:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![GillyWI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GillyWI](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GillyWI)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-mercury-tracer-cooling-radiator-fans-run-all-the-time/35677/1 "2009-08-27T20:40:30Z")

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Any ideas or advice. the cooling fans (the radiator fan) runs whenever the car runs. On the other hand the coolant gauge never moves off of cold. Can anyone describe the fan system, besides the sensors, what activates the fan, is there a seperate module, or does the engine control unit trigger a relay??