David, I've owned lots of VW's and I can't tell you how many of these automatic switches I've had to replace. I got to a point where I was tired of overheating in traffic and went with a manual set up. I get to decide when the fan comes on instead of an unreliable switch. Greg --- David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 04:06 PM 4/18/2002, Greg Stelz wrote: > >I have manual on/off switch on my vanagon. It's > great > >to have when in a traffic jam on the highway when > it's > >95F outside... Just have to remember to turn it on. > >It would be great to wire a manual switch in > parallel > >with the automatic switch so if you forget, you > don't > >overheat. > > I don't understand. If the auto switch is working, > what possible use is a > manual switch other than to make extra noise and > wear out the fan? And if > the auto switch is not working, why not just fix it > and have a reliable > system that doesn't depend on the operator turning > things on and off? > > This is a serious question. I'm not poking fun, but > I'm truly puzzled. > > david > > > -- > David Beierl - Providence, RI > http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" > '85 GL "Poor Relation" >
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