Takes ten minutes to change the thermo switch. Order one and... Do it.
tim in san jose (who had to unwire a previous owners kludge switch setup)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Cornfeld" <jasoncornfeld@MSN.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 2:25 PM Subject: Lurker finally needs a little help
> hey guys, been lurking here for quite a while and you guys have a lot of > knowledge and i would appreciate it if you caould help me wit a problem i am > having. I have a 1987 Vanagon GL 2.1 L 125,300 miles on it. now here is my > problem i aquired this van a while ago and she runs great. although i do > need to set the timing. any ideas? and my major problem is... My Van will > overheat... because the radiator fan wont kick in! It will turn on when i > turn on the air conditioning. but that is the only time.. is my thermoswitch > bad? (it is 16 years old afterall.. lol) and if im driving on the freeway > the van stays moderately cool so i know i have the system bled okay and > there is coolant in the radiator.. please help if possible ;) oh by the > way.. I live in Lander Wyoming.. (yes i know its the middle of no-where) I > am from Utah and am down there occaisionally.. > > Cheers! > Jason > > _________________________________________________________________ > Let the new MSN Premium Internet Software make the most of your high-speed > experience. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=byoa/prem&ST=1 > |
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