Date:         Tue, 20 Sep 2005 08:36:36 -0400
Reply-To:     Thomas Myers <thomas.myers@XEROX.COM>
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From:         Thomas Myers <thomas.myers@XEROX.COM>
Subject:      Re: no fan, big fan, fuse blow, no fan
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If you did not hear the low speed fan come on ­ you should also
check/replace the 

Ballast/resistor set for the fan ­ it is behind the drivers side headlight.
These fail very frequently.

Tom
90 Westy
Rochester



From: Kim Springer <kimspringer@RCN.COM>
Reply-To: Kim Springer <kimspringer@RCN.COM>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 00:15:22 -0400
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject: no fan, big fan, fuse blow, no fan

I know this sounds like something from Doctor Suess (sp?), but that's what
happened today. 

I was driving slow in the city and the high speed stage fan came on. It was
loud, never hear it before come on on its own, but right away I knew that I
never heard the slow fan speed come on. ("no fan")

So there was the high speed fan running, ("big fan").

After about 1.5 seconds of high speed fan, there was a znat! that blew the
30 Amp #1 fuse. ("fuse blow")

Soon the blinking over-temp lights went on. ("no fan")

Soon!, like in 5 seconds, I was on a side street parked and shut down.

So I've heard the high speed fan running a few times because the previous
owner put a switch in the dash to run the high speed fan manually.  At this
point, that doesn't work either.

I thought I would just replace the relay #5, the fan motor, and the temp
switch in the radiator.  Just shot gun the problem!  But before I did that,
I thought I would ask advice from the list.

 So where do I start?

Kim 
2WD Tristar #7 White