David - Actually, the dead one was placed in the new radiator I installed about 5 years ago (still didn't have a new auto switch <grin> at the time). It's still there. No Crescent Wrench at my disposal at the time (tool box wasn't as "complimented" as it is now), but did work when I had the radiator out then. -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" 75 914 1.8 (No Name Yet) Full Timing Since March 1999 oldvolkshome@gmail.com http://www.oldvolkshome.com *********************************** > At 01:20 PM 4/15/2010, Old Volks Home wrote: > >> for requiring an almost impossible-to-find (at the time) deep socket for >> the damn thing. I now have the socket and a new auto switch. I'll get to >> it sometime soon :) >> > > IIRC I used an enormous "Crescent" wrench (2 3/16 opening x 18 long, cost > $13 new, good-to-very good quality Chinese) for that last spring. High > speed worked, low speed didn't. Took the baddie apart, clever design, good > coin-silver contacts, random bit of rubbish got between the low-speed > contacts. > > > >> BTW, when the auto fan switch went out I was in stop and go traffic in >> Sevierville, TN and what saved my butt from overheating was to open & crank >> up the heater fans fore and aft until I could get to a spot to work on the >> modification. That quick action brought that needle down enough to breathe >> easy. >> > > Did both speeds fail? That's interesting -- I don't suppose you have the > dead one still lying around? I'd pay shipping... > > Yrs, > d |
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