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Date:         Mon, 28 Apr 2003 16:51:09 -0700
Reply-To:     mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
Comments: To: populuxe <populuxe@EXECPC.COM>
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Your fan resister is likely bad. It lives behind the driver's side headlight. It is a large green current limiting resister with 3 wires to it. Only used for lower speed fan operation, high speed puts direct power to the fan.

List venders sell them.

Mark

populuxe wrote: > > My 90 multivan seemed to have a hi & lo speed last year, at some point > last summer only the loud or high speed has been turning on (--the one > that scares people in drive threws). > I checked out Ken W's procedure at vanagain(jumpering at radiator sensor > with 3 connection plug). > Yes--the hi/loud speed terminal will turn on but the low terminal wont. > I have checked at the motor. one brown ground. ok . And this is what > puzzles me--two reds that junction together on the (plus)terminal stud > on motor. I applied 12v from batt to each of the reds. both run it at > High speed(as I then find out they are connected). > I am more familiar with a.c..motors than this d.c. > Bentley not very helpful. > What test steps should i take next. > > Thank you, > chris c > wisconsin


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