Date:         Mon, 11 Feb 2002 01:00:11 +0100
Reply-To:     Erik Valeur <erikvaleur@SVERIGE.NU>
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From:         Erik Valeur <erikvaleur@SVERIGE.NU>
Subject:      Re: '91 Westy Coolant/Fan
In-Reply-To:  <F224M2C3EIE73MRc3b200001785@hotmail.com>
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Bob,

On my 88 vanagon (2.1L without AC), the only time the fan would go on was when
sitting in bumper-to-bumper trafic on a warm day. As soon as the van started
moving, even slowly, there was enough airflow over the radiator to keep it cool
without tha fan.

I haven't owned the 86 westy (2.1L without AC) in warm weather yet, but so far
it seems to behave the same way.

On the 1.9L vans (no AC either), the fan almost never came on.

Erik V.
86 westy
82 vanagon diesel 9-passenger
82 cabrio
85 cabrio
98 beetle


Citerat från Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>:

> It's weird science at Bob's house.
> 1/ After an entire weekend of driving up steep hills to heat the engine
> up
> enough to get the fan to come on, no luck. The temp gauge stays at the
> LED
> so the engine does not appear to be overheating. Coolant stable in
> both
> tanks. No leaks or coolant loss.
> While continuing to "mess" with the idle (it's high-1200-1400) and
> cleaning
> the throttle valve switch and putting everything back together, for
> some
> obtuse reason I turned on the air conditioning dial about halfway. The
> engine cooling fan immediately went on! Whenever I turn on the air
> conditioning, the engine cooling fan comes on and the temp gauge is
> still in
> the low-LED area. Fan works, so maybe it's the thermoswitch, which I
> now
> have, but not installed. Seem reasonable?
> 2/ Idle is still high but not as high as prior to cleaning the TVS.
> Idle screw on the throttlebody does slow the idle slightly, but is set
> just
> above full "in", or turned right all the way.
> Any thoughts? Thanks
> Bob Stevens
> '91 Westy
>
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