On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 20:14:30 -0700, you wrote: >David Bohannan wrote: >> <snip> >> High speed fan hasn't come on in a long while I think due to lack of >> sitting >> in traffic...I haven't seen the needle get that high recently. What on >> earth >> is that high speed fan for? AC on, idling in traffic? Does this all sound >> normal? Or should it not get into those higher ranges with the AC on - >> meaning that the low speed fan is running continuous... > >Hey, David. Mellow Yellow's high speed fan will come on after a while >when climbing several thousand feet at freeway or highway speeds with >temps in the 80's and 90's. Temp gauge will climb as high as midway >between the LED and the beginning mark of the "hot" range to the right >of it under those conditions. I'd be sweating, too. In fact, I usually >am, not having any AC and with hot air leaking out of the auto shift >housing. The first time our high-speed fan came on was after a half-hour of idling/creeping/idling with A/C on, in the line to cross the border at Tecate. In 90(some) degree heat. So it takes some extreme conditions. (We didn't dare turn off our engine since we were having starter problems, and we needed A/C to keep from getting heatstroke!)
B(&S) '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc' SoCal |
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