Just wire in a manual switch. When the temp gets to a certain point, flip the switch. I don't know much about the cooling characteristics of a water-cooled Vanagon (being an AC driver) I am relying on my past experience with other water-cooled cars. From what I remember, the fan should really only be used when idling or driving very slow and occasionally on a long steep grade. Other than that, the ram-air effect should provide enough airflow. With a manual switch, you'd only need to use it when sitting in traffic and the temp climbs up too high. Craig ------------------------------------------------------------------ Craig Standley cstand@u.washington.edu University of Washington http://weber.u.washington.edu/~cstand Physics ------------------------------------------------------------------ On Wed, 27 May 1998, jhlauterbach wrote: > When I purchased my '84 Vanagon last year, the mechanic set the fan to run > continuously to avoid a bad fan switch. When the fan gets hot in the 90+ > degree Georgia heat, it slows down at gets noisy. When is the fan supposed > to go on if the fan switch is working correctly? Has anyone figured out a > way to avoid the $459 price tag of a new fan? > > John in Middle Georgia > |
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