Date:         Sat, 26 May 2001 11:00:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Tony Gould <tgerr95@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tony Gould <tgerr95@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cooling fan kills radio
Comments: To: Kitzmann <kitzmann@EXIS.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <3.0.6.32.20010526110409.00851a30@mailhub.exis.net>
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Sounds like a problem I had w/ my Chevy (which btw is
4 sale) -- when the alternator was failing there
wasn't enuf voltage to run the radio - it would cut
out,,,,next the engine stopped running 'cause the
engine computer needed at least 9.5 volts to
function...so probably you are on the right track on
the voltage drop problem - my vanagon doesn't do that
when the fan runs and the radio is on...wondering if
maybe others on the list have your problem -
One Idea i have: perhaps the cooling fan is having
bearings or other motor related problems causing it to
draw too much current??? Speculation only - I'd check
with others who have more experience with vanagons
-I've only had mine like 2 weeks :)

Tony
--- Kitzmann <kitzmann@EXIS.NET> wrote:
>         I just want to know if anybody else out
> there has this experiance with
> their van.  In my 82 former diesel everytime the
> cooling fan comes on the
> radio goes dead for half a second.  I'm assuming
> that it is caused by a
> drop in voltage when the fan is first starting to
> move.  I'm thinking of
> putting a big capacitor in the line to the radio to
> act as a temporary
> power source during these brief power dips.  Any
> other ideas?
>
> Dave K.


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