Check the fan sensor and relay for the Contour fan. Check the fan motor next. One of these three will most likely be the problem.
If the smoke is coming from the electric fan itself, then it needs replacing. It could be the smoke is steam that the fan is drawing from the radiator, and you have a coolant leak at the radiator.
The coolant fan switch on a 1998 Contour is located at the front of the engine, near the radiator. It controls the speed and operation of the cooling fan based on the actual engine temperature.
faulty sensor one is for turning fan on at correct temp and one is for shutting fan off when not needed,
Goto autozone .com and look in repair info
Defective radiator cap?Fan temperature sensor defective?
Does the radiator fan work? If not, have it checked or check it out yourself.
radiator fan.
remove electric fan drain coolant remove upper and lower hose remove what ever else may be blocking the radiator from being removed remove radiator reverse
The fan blade would be connected to it.
I do not have a fan light so it can not be on your 'my1995 ford contour".
No, the radiator fan is electric.No, the radiator fan is electric.
the contour over heated when stop cause the radiator is not getting that additional air blast like when you drive. Perhaps the radiator fan maybe dead. To chaeck that, let your engine run for 10 min. Open the hood, look at the fan......if it not spinning wait and watch another 3 min... If the fan never kicks in.,,, you need to get another fan kit. get at the scrap yard. Contour's computors are set up to run the engine super hot. Why?...dunno. Do not drive around if your fan doesn't work. You'll blow your engine cooling system and your engine will seize, means will died. And then, you will be liberated from that shameful missengineered car.