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• Dometic fire alert - errata
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 09 Jul 1997 09:10 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Solder the RED fan wires to the fridge's Yellow wire which comes from the thermo switch, and the BLUE fan wires to the...
• Finally... My Van Has a Name
  Historical mailing list - Scott DeSanti
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 09:24:20 EDT
  ...Even when the thermo switch broke I was able to jumper the connector and arrive in Billings unscathed. She's never left us abandoned...
• Re: Dometic-Condenser fan running!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:05:45 -0700
  ...and all.� I think > I like the idea > >of this extra thermo switch but is the fan needed for DC > or AC > >operation or...
• Re: Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:27:58 -0400
  ...what temp >>>> markings are on it. >>>>> >>>>> Mark >>>>> >>>>> Tom Buese wrote: >>>>>> My thermo switch is bad & I have a new spare that is rated 85...
• Re: Radiator Fan Turns On But Not Off
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 12:32:44 -0800
  ...The "radiator" fan will turn on > when triggered by the thermo switch or the a/c, as it should. However, > once > it comes on...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Aug 2022 10:08:59 -0500
  ...I did some years ago, was to take out the stick thermo switch on the > back fins and replace with thermo probe for a...
• thermoswitch
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Clay
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 16:04:07 EDT
  ...I have a bentley and I see the thermo switches for the fan but don't know where they are located or if they...
• FW: 84 vanagon temp question
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 09:52:04 -0700
  ...The repair shop is now saying maybe I need a thermo switch. I'm confused bec I never had any problems until I got...
• Re: Cooling Fan info discrepancies
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:14:11 -0700
  ...The van runs like a top and I have checked the thermo switch at the rad and checked the temp with thermo gun. > > Thanks...
• Thermostat failed :-( , thermo-switch etc.
  Historical mailing list - Sharon & Miguel Calvin
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 16:22:15 -0400
  Many thanks to you all, Using methods suggested by listees (thanks Ken) I have determined that my thermostat is not opening as it should...
• Adding Fridge Fans
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 17:19:23 -0700
  ...I also eliminated the thermo switches on the Fridgemate fans by cutting the white plastic tubes on which they mount to about 1/8...
• Re: Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:55:36 -0400
  ...what temp > >> markings are on it. > >>> > >>> Mark > >>> > >>> Tom Buese wrote: > >>>> My thermo switch is bad & I have a new spare that is rated 85...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 24 May 2012 19:46:35 -0700
  re images. Right. That makes sense. thanks for that! Neil. On 5/24/12, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote: >> There are two...
• Re: [WetWesties] Engine overheating - Need Advice
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:24:39 -0700
  ...but that doesn't seem to be the > case. > > Thermostat and thermo switch changed and system properly bleed. > > Idled engine for 20 minutes .... no...
• Re: Problem recreated under static environment (was more problems) (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 16 Sep 1997 13:44:27 EDT
  ...If I disconnect the cold start valve and > close the circuit with a test lamp, if the thermo switch operates, tries > to open the...
• Re: rad fan stuck on
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 13:31:59 -0400
  ...any notion of whether this is likely to be the radiator thermo >switch or a relay? The obvious is the switch, but is there...
• Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 10:19:23 -0700
  ...system checked - Checked / OK > Water Pump - Checked / OK > Thermo Switch Wire - Checked / OK > Thermo Switch - Replaced > Plastic Bleeder Ring - Replaced > Pressure Cap - Replaced > Overflow...
• Re: Overheating on '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 09:28:29 -0500
  ...What it seems my DPO did was to change radiators, but install a two prong thermo-switch, hook up the power lead, and the...
• Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan /Radiator Questions
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 13:22:00 -0700
  ...I also think I need to install a new thermo switch as I tested the fan (crossed wires to thermoswitch w/ paperclip) and the...
• A/C 3rd Stage Relay? was lower front grill....
  Historical mailing list - ron johnson
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 19:09:04 -0700
  Okay - so my radiator fan has been blasting away for the last so many miles and I wanted access to the Thermo Switch on...
• Re: Dometic 182 B parts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 21:46:04 -0400
  ...The existing thermo-switch works fine and you can save the one that comes with the [Fridge Mate] fan for another application. Unlike every...
• Re: Coolant warning light problem, REPLY
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 01:03:24 EDT
  ...My second guess, after looking at my Bentley is that it might be the thermo-switch for the fan. I am guessing this is...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Sat, 30 Jul 2022 06:41:35 -0500
  A few years ago while refreshing the refrigerators I removed the thermo switch and replaced the rear fan with a computer fan that is...
• Re: Radiator fan dead?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:23:27 -0400
  ...If the fuse is good, then pull the connector off the back of your thermo-switch and check that one of the leads definately...
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  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 2 Jun 2021 09:44:50 -0700
  ...I am beginning to suspect the radiator thermo >> switch is faulty. So I can't confirm whether the new coolant temp sensor >> (from GW...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Fri, 25 May 2012 08:30:31 -0400
  >> How old is the wife? If under 50, trust me, my friend, you ain't seen >> nothing yet!! (sorry, I know it's not...
• Re: Vanagon temperature problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Aug 1997 10:50:16 -0500
  ...If you do not notice the fan working this way, then the problem is likely the radiator cooling fan thermo switch. You can find...
• RE Bentley Thermostat housing torque values
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 19 Nov 1996 08:39:14 -0500
  ...pump pulley 20= 15; thermo switches 30=22; and then compare the 10=61 value for the thermostat. Using a ratio and proportion approach...
• Re: WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 May 2012 22:48:18 -0700
  a word about : You could have also removed the thermostat " on an older style car with a 'single door' thermostat on top of the...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 26 May 2012 10:48:40 -0400
  At 10:56 PM 5/25/2012, pickle vanagon wrote: >This is a good point. I hate how in new cars many of the...
• Re: fwd: Re: Re.: Hot Start Phase II
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 19 Aug 94 16:04:21 CDT
  ...You mentioned checking the thermo switch and the pressure valve. >The pump was replaced about 2 years ago. I guess I should check for...
• Re: Westy fridge fan newbie question
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 19:22:41 -0700
  ...refrigerator fans from the left list A10-2710VP Coil fan w/Thermo-switch for $39 (The price on the web site is old and...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Jul 1996 19:10:54 -0300 (ADT)
  ...If you take off the upper grill you can unplug the thermo switch. You can bridge the terminals in the socket and kick it...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Aug 2022 08:10:34 -0700
  ...I did some years ago, was to take out the stick thermo switch on the >> back fins and replace with thermo probe for a...
• Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
  Historical mailing list - Tim Olmstead
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 08:14:36 -0800
  ...Fan - Checked / OK Resistor - Checked / OK Fuse for Fan - Checked / OK Combustion Gasses in cooling system checked - Checked / OK Water Pump - Checked / OK Thermo...
• Re: Coolant Movement Problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:20:33 -0400
  ...My '84 went for 12 years with a bad thermo switch (radiator fan wouldn't turn on) and in heavy traffic on really hot...
• Introductions and electrical questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 09:09:28 -0600
  ...Next, the engine cooling fan does not come on at all despite the PO recently replacing the thermo switch. The cruise control is dead...
• Re: Tempurature
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 8 May 2002 14:51:48 -0400
  ...I have a new front radiator and a new thermo switch! (+ most cooling parts where change). My van temperature is like before I do...
• Dometic fire alert (at least for the 182B)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 07 Jul 1997 08:16 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I opened up the cover over the terminal block and found the yellow wire that goes to the thermo switch and removed it. I...
• Re: HELP! MY RADIATOR FAN QUIT!
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 06:28:19 EDT
  Scott; Here is a way to test the thermo-switch. Locate the switch on the radiator and disconnect it. The plug (connected to the...
• Fridge Fan ?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:45:26 -0700
  ...Is it possible the thermo switch is bad but in a different way, that is to say its "kick on" temperature is lower than...
• Re: Red light blinks because of front height?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 05:23:27 -0500
  ...lower because of braking ) > >I have checked the water tanks, thermostat, thermo-switch, replaced the cap >of inner water tank; and everything looks fine...
• Oil cooling..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:15:18 -0800
  ...available to control your oil flow to an aux. oil cooler. Thermo-switches. a good http://www.batinc.net/main.htm source for Mocal...
• Re: alt. light and overheating UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:33:24 -0400
  ...driving. > > Any clues here? NO low speed fan so maybe the thermo switch or resistor is > toast. Don't thik it's the water...
• Re: Lurker finally needs a little help
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 14:28:16 -0800
  Takes ten minutes to change the thermo switch. Order one and... Do it. tim in san jose (who had to unwire a previous owners...
• Re: Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 20:24:10 -0400
  ...So the thermo switch would never >open because the rad would be cold. > >The bleeding of the 2.1L is a lot more easier...
• WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 May 2012 16:47:26 -0700
  On 05/24/2012 03:42 PM, David Beierl wrote: "Unlike the cooler thermostat which I think can be actively harmful to the engine...
• Re: [Syncro] Engine overheating - Need Advice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:43:15 -0500
  ...Thermostat and thermo switch changed and system properly bleed. Idled engine for 20 minutes .... no problem. Took test drive at highway speed .... 20 minutes...
• Re: Red light blinks because of front height?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 20:10:25 -0400
  ...lower because of braking ) > > I have checked the water tanks, thermostat, thermo-switch, replaced the cap > of inner water tank; and everything looks fine...
• Re: no power to auxiliary air valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:15:18 -0400
  If you are only getting power with the starter engaged, then you swapped connectors with the thermo switch or the cold start valve. Cold...
• Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products.
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Tue, 1 Jun 2021 07:38:06 -0400
  Gowesty makes a kit to bypass that sensor and relocate the engine temp reading to the thermo switch at the radiator. Not sure how...
• Re: WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 24 May 2012 21:10:40 -0500
  Mr. Squirrel, the engine is built to run at the higher temperature. the fuel burns more completely, less to throw at the catalytic converter...
• Re: Radiator fan shock
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:41:59 -0400
  ...Ballast resistor and or the thermo switch in the rad could be at fault. On 2013-03-29, at 6:59 PM, Automatic digest...
• Adding Dometic Fans by Bill Davidson
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 08:42:49 -0700
  ...I also eliminated the thermo switches on the Fridgemate fans by cutting the white plastic tubes on which they mount to about 1/8...
• Re: it's cold in MT and my van won't start
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 2 Nov 2011 13:34:27 -0400
  Johnathan, The Thermo switch is definetaly suspect. The TEMPII sensor is high on my list of cold idle culprits. Likewise the idle position sensor...
• Re: Engine overheating - Need Advice
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 00:04:07 -0700
  ...but that doesn't seem to be the > case. > > Thermostat and thermo switch changed and system properly bleed. > > Idled engine for 20 minutes .... no...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Aug 2022 10:13:07 -0500
  ...I did some years ago, was to take out the stick thermo switch on > the > >> back fins and replace with thermo probe for a...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 May 2012 18:42:24 -0400
  At 05:10 PM 5/24/2012, neil n wrote: >Van-cafe appears to sell only the "low temp" switch (judging by colour of...
• Re: Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 23 Aug 2021 22:43:38 -0600
  ...what temp >>>> markings are on it. >>>>> >>>>> Mark >>>>> >>>>> Tom Buese wrote: >>>>>> My thermo switch is bad & I have a new spare that is rated 85...
• Re: fwd: Re: Re.: Hot Start Phase II
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Aug 94 15:29:36 EDT
  ...You mentioned checking the thermo switch and the pressure valve. The pump was replaced about 2 years ago. I guess I should check for...