Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 21:31:03 -0400
Reply-To: bill <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: bill <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Coolant temp at idle questions
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From the email I've received I'm willing to guess that my fan switch sender
may not be operating correctly. Of course I haven't picked up a screwdriver
yet..... I know the fan does come on sometimes and I believe I've heard
both speeds. When it kicks on in traffic it is only for a second. I'm
going to do the jumper test to rule out any other electrical issues and I
guess replace the switch. I noticed bus depot sells the two different
switches, one is set for lower temps. Would this be adviseable to install
instead of the stock? Can these switches be intermittent when they are not
longer functioning?
Ryan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Lewis" <kdlewis@northstate.net>
To: "Ryan Shawley" <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 11:24 PM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Coolant temp at idle questions
> Ryan,
> Sounds like the radiator fan is not achieving top speed. It's very loud.
> You would know it when it came on. Do you own a Bentley repair manual?
> Ken Lewis
> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ryan Shawley" <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 9:23 PM
> Subject: [VANAGON] Coolant temp at idle questions
>
>
> Hi I have an 86 westy (with AC) with 79k on the original engine that
> appears to have had new heads at some point. I've only owned this since
> May. I've put 2000 miles on it so far with no real problems except one
> instance of overheating with boil over. Normally the temp guage stays
> right at the led level in the middle with very little variance (maybe the
> width of one led up or down). I noticed the temp creeping up one
> afternoon after trying to coach my wife on parking and taking turns in a
> parking lot but no overheating or anything bad. In July I went to a
> festival in WV, the van did fine the whole way there. The festival was
> on the top of a mountain and driving in involved alot of waiting, driving
> forward 30 feet, waiting 10 minutes, and so on. I was in line for about
> 30-40 minutes and then noticed my temp shoot up all of a sudden, I tried
> to rev up the engine and turn the heat on but things kept going up. The
> coolant boiled over and I had to pull off an crack a beer. I waited about
> 40 minutes, topped off the coolant and drove to my camp area. The drive
> home was uneventful with steady temps and no coolant loss. I just came
> back from a 400 mile trip with no temp problems. Should I be concerned
> about this boilover episode or is probably a fluke as a result of sitting
> in traffic in poor conditions (hot dusty mountain road). By the way my
> fan does kick on, not that often though, I rarely hear it when I park and
> turn the engine off. Secondly what should I do if I notice the temp
> rising again, ie rev engine? shut it off? I have more questions which
> I'll post in seperate emails.
>
> Ryan
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