The 82 radiators > went NLA quite a while ago so many 82 vans have been fitted with a later > radiator. It sounds like someone did this to your 82 and used one of the > 82 switches instead of modifying the wiring to work with a later dual > switch.ed fan. Same for the sensor/switch on the radiator: 3 > Ahhh...more pieces to the puzzle. i feel like a forensic scientist trying to piece together the clues to figure out what happened during the undocumented gaps in Albert's past. I suspected that the radiator had been replaced due to the substantial(and substandard) "Bondo resculpturing" on the driver's side of the front. Now it's clear that what you suggest is exactly what happened; a later radiator with a reused switch from the old one. Good info. Thanks, Mark! -- Brett in Portland, OR "Albert" '82 VanaFox I4 Riviera |
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