cooling?

[hotmetal]

That's normal behaviour from a gen 1 Thou. The fan comes on after a couple of minutes idling (well before engine temp gets hot enough to make the light come on) and stops when you put it in gear. It will then subsequently only come on if the coolant temperature reaches a certain point (such as when stuck in traffic on a hot day). I think the light only comes on if the temp gets "into the red zone" or if there is insufficient coolant.