Date:         Sat, 4 May 2002 21:48:17 +0200
Reply-To:     Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Subject:      Help - Low Speed Radiator Fan Dead... High Speed Works..!?!?!
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Hi again,

I have been playing around in the coolant zone now for a few days... I have
all the major coolant lines replaced, and just started her up tonight.

I had been wondering if I should create a nice manual fan switch, based on
all the talk on the list, as well as the fact that I was not certain that my
temp switch at the radiator was working....

tonight while bleeding the system, and letting her idle at 2000rpm for a
long time, I had the pleasure of hearing the high speed fan go on by
herself!!!  Yes, it does sound like  an airplane engine..... no, I did not
get any low speed before hand.... that concerns me.

My question to the list:

Is it possible for the temp switch to be defective and only be broken
regarding the low speed, and be functional for the high speed????

I will be taking another look tomorrow, and will be looking into a 2 speed
manual cockpit switch, with a timer on it, so I can run my fan after I leave
the car, and it will automatically shut off after 10 min... or something.

Anyway...  please give me some feedback.  My guess is that I should replace
the switch on the radiator anyway... and in addition make my parallel timer
manual 2-speed cockpit switch.

Thanks!

RSF

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Robert S. Fish
Salzburg, Austria
1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
1987 Golf Cabriolet
1991 Golf