Date:         Mon, 1 Apr 2002 16:58:05 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jhrodgers@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From:         John Rodgers <jhrodgers@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Removed A/C - Now Rad Fan is Dead '87 GL
Comments: To: mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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mike wrote:

> AFAIK radiator fan comes on as soon as you turn on the AC.

John Rodgers wrote:

>  I do know that the system is wired up in such a way that if the the
> > air
> > conditioner is "ON" and the temperature reaches a certain level the Rad fan
> > will
> > turn on.

Mike, you are quite right. I had forgotten. The fan is a muiltispeed fan, does come
one when the AC is switched on,  and when it goes to HIGH it will turn off the AC
to reduce the AC load on the engine.

It's ironic that when the weather is so hot you need the max from the AC for "Cabin
Cooling" so to speak, but if it's that hot the engine must be preserved ahead of
anything else so the AC shuts off.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver