Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2020 13:42:49 -0700
Reply-To: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Radiator Fan
In-Reply-To: <C51723AA-20FB-4AA0-A31D-CC3C17976041@kookymathteacher.com>
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it could be radiator fan switch (the one on bottom of the radiator) get
corroded or too much calcium deposit on it which making it less sensitive
to coolant temp... I'd suggest take it out, clean it or replace it....
On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 1:24 PM jamie@kookymathteacher.com <
jamie@kookymathteacher.com> wrote:
> None at all. There are
> No switches on the dash and nothing in the rear.
>
> Jamie
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 4, 2020, at 4:14 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > a question here... the van came to you with no AC at all?... or it had
> AC
> > but disabled (compressor removed and/or bell removed?)
> >
> >> On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 12:50 PM jamie@kookymathteacher.com <
> >> jamie@kookymathteacher.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> This is a new to me Vanagon. I Installed new fan which is the larger fan
> >> because that is what was there. Would this cause the fuse to blow?
> >>
> >> -Jamie
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>>> On Jun 4, 2020, at 3:25 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 2:11 PM jamie@kookymathteacher.com <
> >>> jamie@kookymathteacher.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Long time lurker here. I have a 1990 Vanagon, its not a camper and no
> >> ac.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Never had a/c means you have the smaller fan giving two speeds with
> >>> internal resistor, and your high speed fan relay is in the fifth
> position
> >>> upper row on the fuse/relay panel.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> My radiator fan is not working. When I jump the fan with the plug that
> >>>> attaches to the radiator fan switch, the R/Bk wire makes the fan work
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> So low speed normal.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> and the R/Bl wire blows #1 fuse.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Short to ground on either the relay control line (red/blue to panel H6)
> >> or
> >>> the high fan power lead (red from panel H1 to the three pin fan
> >> connector.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> I have replaced the Radiator fan. In the Bentley schematics and in my
> >>>> vehicle
> >>>> I don’t see a Low speed radiator fan resistor. I do see a second stage
> >>>> radiator cooling relay. Could a bad relay cause a fuse to blow?
> Thanks.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Not completely impossible for a broken relay to short to ground; but
> very
> >>> unlikely.
> >>>
> >>> Pull the relay. If the short goes away it's the red wire from panel to
> >> fan.
> >>>
> >>> Yrs,
> >>> d
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> -Jamie Auch
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
>
>
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