Radiator Cooling Fans Not Functioning?

Tiny
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BTW had the tranny rebuilt a week ago. Not sure if this was an issue prior. I remember hearing the cooling fans wine down when I turned the car off before the tranny work.
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Monday, August 24th, 2020 AT 10:49 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Engine Cooling problem
1998 Ford Taurus 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 155k miles

Ok, I have replaced the coolant res tank due to a leak in one of the seams. I double checked making sure that the fan motor works. The fans both turn on when wired directly from the battery. I checked the relay to make sure it was still functional. I wired from the battery to the relay spot and the fans turned on. But when my car runs hot my fans do not turn on. Could this be a Thermostat problem?
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Monday, August 24th, 2020 AT 10:50 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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How did you go about checking the relay?
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Monday, August 24th, 2020 AT 10:50 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Me and my Electronic professor checked it with a couple different of meters. We determined that the relay was switching when we applied some voltage to it. We had the cap off and could see the relay switching over.
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Monday, August 24th, 2020 AT 10:50 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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O.K so the relay is working the best way to check your thermostat is to raise the hood start the engine and let it reach normal operating temp.(About middle on the gauge) once its there squeeze the upper raditor hose and if you feel coolant rush through the hose when you let off of it the thermostat is working properly. Im thinking the problem is something else check all the wires going to the fan for breaks in the wiring also check all connections
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Monday, August 24th, 2020 AT 10:50 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Engine electric cooling fan not working, but don't have owners manuel to check fuse and where located plus the relay.
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Monday, August 24th, 2020 AT 10:50 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Fordparts. Com has online owners manuals. When the site comes up, click on pro center, then click technical resources. In the left column, click owners guides. It will ask for year and model.

Any applicable trouble codes? I'll post the wiring diagram for fan.
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Monday, August 24th, 2020 AT 10:50 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Taurus fan one.
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Monday, August 24th, 2020 AT 10:50 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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The car dash temp gauge goes to Hot if I drive slowly/stop with the AC on. If driving at higher speeds (40mph+), AC air blows cold and temp gauge range is normal.

Yesterday I drove the car about 20 miles without the AC on and had no problems. I turned the AC on for about the last 4 miles of the trip and slowed my driving. The car temp gauge went from mid range to Hot after a few miles of slower driving and the AC started to blow warmer air. I turned the AC off and drove until the temp range went back to normal mid-gauge. I parked the car for the night.

This morning, I topped off the anti-freeze and then started the car and let it idle for about 5 minutes. The top radiator hose was warm after a few minutes of running at idle. Next I turned on the AC and let it run - it blew cold air for less than a minute and then the air turned warm. I noticed the electric cooling fans did NOT switch on when I turned on the AC. I continued to let the car idle and periodically turned the AC off and on. The cooling fans never came on. I turned the engine off and I check the Cooling Fan fuse which is mounted on a plastic box with other fuses in the engine compartment just above the radiator. It looked fine and I even replaced it with a like fuse from the fuse box, restarted the car and turned on the AC. The fans still did not switch on.

To ensure I wasn't expect the fans to turn on in error, I started my Honda and turned the AC on. It also has electric cooling fans and they both came on when the AC was turned on and they both shut off when I turned the AC off.

So, it seems like the cooling fans may be the issue but the fuse in the engine compartment was OK. Is there another fuse or relay that I should check? Thanks!
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Monday, August 24th, 2020 AT 10:50 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Check and test the engine coolant temperature sensor, fan relays if both okay could be the computer controlled circuit of the fan relays
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Monday, August 24th, 2020 AT 10:50 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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I replaced the CCRM this evening and that was the problem. AC works fine at low driving speeds and the cooling fans came on when the AC was turned on. Thanks!
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