The possibility exists that you may - emphasis on may - have a clogged radiator. Have you felt the radiator at different areas? If it's clogged, there's going to be warm (hot) spots and cooler spots. If you pulled the fan switch, shorted it out, and the fans kicked in, maybe there's a clog somewhere near the sensor that's not allowing hot coolant to pass by the switch. I would start the van, let it run till warm and feel around the radiator for hot/cold variation. You may have to pull the radiator and have it blasted out, or replace it entirely. Alan Bosch Phred ('88 Wolfsburg) PS One thing I found a few weeks ago, when doing a coolant flush and replace: The DPO (or the shop they hired) had replaced the thermostat upside down. When I put the new stat in - the right way - Phred startd to run cooler. |
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