Kevin, find a good long hill when the wind is not a factor. Warm the van up and drive down the hill. Van will be at the lowest operating temperature and under control of the thermostat. Now drive up the hill and the temp gauge should rise and the low speed fan should kick on. Keep going up the hill and the temp should rise higher and the high speed fan should go on. Figure no more than a needles worth of movement for each stage. If you find that the temp gauge does not correctly identify when the low and high speed kick on you may have a clogged radiator. regards gary Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 10:33:43 -0400 From: Kevin <antelopewesty@ADELPHIA.NET> Subject: IR Thermometer Temps Hi Everyone, Playing with the IR Thermometer today and trying to figure out what some normal coolant temps should be. I had found one post in the archive and then lost it and can't find it again. My main question is at what temp should the low fan be kicking in with the stock switch and should the rad feed line be about that temp when it kicks in? Also what should be the hottest head temps I should see? Thanks Kevin 87 Westy Burlington VT
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