Date:         Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:40:49 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Radiator cooling fan - stuck ON!
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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At 01:40 PM 6/1/2010, Alistair Bell wrote:
>yes, see here for experience with friends fan (syncro with 450 w fan,
>slightly diff wiring). Ended up as a failed "on" second stage relay
>and a bad temp switch.
>
>http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/rad-temp-sensor-story/

Gee whiz Mr. Wizard!  You're supposed to use ethylene glycol in the
radiator, not fuming nitric acid!  Do my eyes deceive me or was there
actually a hole into the interior of the sender?

I trust you'll take a shufti at describing what *was* in the
radiator?  And what is the proper way to deal with someone who says
"Oh yeah, it's been making this ticking noise for about a week now?"

If I sound a bit light-headed -- I've been dealing with someone whose
big decision for the day was "Do I go to South XXX for some cocaine,
or shall I just tie a noose instead?"  She couldn't decide and
ultimately did neither, but it's bracing nonetheless.

Yours,
D