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• Re: Cooling system woes (again, again, again-again)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 09:19:49 -0400
  ...I've had the entire cooling system flushed and inspected (not my work), the radiator thermo-switch/fan works fine, I've had hoses...
• Re: keeps blowin' fuses
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 11:32:35 -0700
  ...Then check and replace the foul thermo switches so the fans operate properly. Verify the grounds under the dash and replace all fuzes that...
• Re: Thermo switch or resistor?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:48:39 -0400
  At 05:33 PM 9/19/2012, David Milo wrote: >Might not hurt to see if you are getting voltage through both wires by...
• Re: Adding Fridge Fans
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:42:44 -0400
  ...Do not use > > the thermo switch that comes with the Fridgemate as it runs the fan too > > much and will never shut off if...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 24 May 2012 18:20:17 -0700
  Radiators have gotten cheap enough that it doesn't make much sense to buy used. I replaced mine a couple years ago when I...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: All 2 Speed Radiator Fans Use Internal Resistor?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:58:25 -0800
  ...I presume that the thermo switch is > different, too, the one that screws into the radiator? > > Is that a "true fact," do the late...
• Re: Oil cooling..
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:55:09 -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: WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 May 2012 22:39:04 -0700
  here's what I like.. the 87 C 'stat for winter, when you want better heater performance and the engine running nicely warm ( for...
• 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 09:32:44 -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: Electrical questions. Radiator fan circuit from 85 Vanagon into 81 air cooled Westy.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:14:42 -0800
  ...part (aside from the fan!) that > > could fail would be the thermo switche(s) or fuse. But this thinking > > is based on a lack...
• Re: Thermostat for Dometic Fridge (fan), found at Newark
  Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 08:47:04 -0400
  ...I will order a 40Deg C (104 Deg F) thermo switch, the lowest temp offered. If the fridge works on gas, then the thermocouple...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 1 Aug 2022 12:20:07 -0400
  ...I did some years ago, was to take out the stick thermo switch on >> the >>>>>> back fins and replace with thermo probe for a...
• Fridge removal and repair
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 13:12:18 -0700
  ...Cleaned the fins on the back, verified that the thermo switch and fan worked and then put the fridge back in and hooked it...
• Overheating - 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Feb 1997 20:27:12 -0600
  ...cool even when the van was overheating, so I guess teh thermo switch wouldn't kick in anyway. Should that clue lead me to...
• Re: Please help me with my bleeding problem.. although i did get the fan 2 work!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Jan 2004 02:17:26 -0500
  ...i replaced the thermo switch. and its is working fine. but i have another problem.. i am pretty sure i bled the system well...
• Re: Epic Journeys (Long... Frustrating)
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 18:28:18 -0400
  ...and belt, hoses, bleeder system, heaters, radiator and radiator fan and thermo-switch. Get out a Bentley and pour over the diagrams of the...
• Re: 1985 Westy A/C compressor doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - raymond markett
  Sun, 14 Jun 2015 06:55:40 +0000
  ...fan is already running at high speed, but if the radiator thermo-switch should call for high fan, the compressor cut-out relay will...
• Other VW advise please16V motor.Kohl Rochelle
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 03:37:45 EDT
  ...They said maybe I need a thermo switch or pershaps sensor. I keep telling them that I had no problems with temp gauge until...
• 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 09:33:10 -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...
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  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 2 Jun 2021 09:33:09 -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: 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 11:34:48 -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: FTC, VWOA, Head gasket problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Jun 1995 13:59:48 -0700
  ...did the trick, and was totally unobtrusive) wired directly to the thermo switch on the radiator. This allowed me to switch on the fan...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:01:30 -0500
  ...So I just replaced the thermo switch or radiator >> temp switch just now. I haven't gotten it hot enough to kick on the...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 29 Jul 2022 20:18:46 -0500
  ...hotmail.com> wrote: > The fridge condenser fan is controlled by a thermo switch on the condenser > coil There is no other control for it...
• Re: Please help me with my bleeding problem.. although i did get the fan 2 work!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 23:23:22 -0600
  ...i > replaced the thermo switch. and its is working fine. but i have another > problem.. i am pretty sure i bled the system well...
• Re: New lister & first time owner of '87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 10:55:07 -0700
  ...I had a few initial questions to ask, viz., oil & > coolant recommendations, thermo-switch f/ radiator fan stages? However, > while composing this correspondence I...
• Update on Engine Overheating Concern
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:09:00 -0600
  ...water in the oil No visual evidence of water in exhaust Thermo Switch Wire - Being Checked Therma Switch Ground - Being checked now Combustion gasses...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 10:31:22 -0500
  Hmmm -- another random thought --- when I had similar problems I suspected the thermo switch that turns the fan on --- but I've never seen...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:33:00 -0700
  ...On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 4:26 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > The fridge condenser fan is controlled by a thermo...
• Re: Overheating Advice
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:36:23 -0400
  ...get to the question at hand). >Thought it was the fan/thermo switch at first....but.... > >The hose feeding coolant to the radiator is...
• Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 31 May 2021 20:07:31 -0700
  ...get the coolant temp calibrated and confirm if the radiator fan thermo switch is good...the fan works when I jump it - system was...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 17:57:47 -0500
  ...So I just replaced the thermo switch or radiator temp switch just now. I haven't gotten it hot enough to kick on the...
• Re: Cooling system woes (again, again, again-again)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 09:29:59 -0700
  ...I've had the entire cooling system flushed and > inspected (not my work), the radiator thermo-switch/fan works fine, I've had > hoses...
• Re: Fridge ?
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Sun, 15 Jun 1997 15:46:05 -0400
  ...That switch is a thermo switch, and turns on the fan when the fins get to a certain temperature. The fan is always connected...
• Re: RE Bentley Thermostat housing torque values
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 96 11:46:02 -0800
  ...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: '87 2.1L rad. fan hose nipples?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 21:29:02 -0800
  ...duty with the old Dasher fan and rather than using the thermo switch to turn it on, a supply of coolant flowed through there...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 24 May 2012 20:53:02 -0400
  I'm a firm believer in replacing radiators and using the correct 87 degree thermostat. But I admit I've been contemplating a low...
• Re: Dometic-Condenser fan running!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:28:44 -0700
  ...I think I like the idea of this extra thermo switch but is the fan needed for DC or AC operation or just propane...
• Re: Overheating Advice
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:00:47 -0700
  ...get to the question at hand). > Thought it was the fan/thermo switch at first....but.... > > The hose feeding coolant to the radiator is...
• Fwd: All 2 Speed Radiator Fans Use Internal Resistor?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:37:13 -0600
  ...I presume that the thermo switch is different, too, the one that screws into the radiator? Is that a "true fact," do the late...
• Re: Overheating Advice
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:15:53 -0400
  ...get to the question at hand). > Thought it was the fan/thermo switch at first....but.... > > The hose feeding coolant to the radiator is...
• Re: New lister & first time owner of '87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 08:44:43 -0400
  ...I had a few initial questions to ask, viz., oil & coolant recommendations, thermo-switch f/ radiator fan stages? However, while composing this correspondence I...
• Re: Is It Cool To Be Cooler?
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 13:16:21 -0700
  Ten degrees less might be a little too much for the fan thermo switch. Bus Depot sells 2 different thermostats for the vanagon. One...
• Re: HELP Flashing red temp light!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 22 Apr 2001 11:14:44 -0700
  ...hot, why didn't the gage indicate it? Where are > the thermo-switches for the front fans? ( The fan fuse is OK). Do I...
• Re: 1985 Westy A/C compressor doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sun, 14 Jun 2015 15:24:57 -0700
  ...The radiator fan is already running at high speed, but if > the radiator thermo-switch should call for high fan, the compressor > cut-out...
• Re: Fridge Fan ?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 12:24:43 -0400
  ...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: No idle when engine cold
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:44:10 -0600
  ...There was a 4 pin thermo switch that was tied in somehow with the temp 2 sensor that would cause all sorts of weirdness...
• Re: VF vs Upgraded Dometic Current Draw
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:58:22 -0700
  ...Interior CPU fan on > constantly, rear muffing fan switched on/off by thermo switch, higher > CFM "city water" fan randomly manually on/off. At...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:11:08 -0400
  ...So I just replaced the thermo switch or radiator > temp switch just now. I haven't gotten it hot enough to kick on the...
• Re: Fridge/pump fuse problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 09 Jul 1997 16:03 -0600 (MDT)
  ...fan motor on the back of the fridge (of course, the thermo switch would have to be engaged), or a short in the faucet...
• Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products. Moving onto to coolant temperature possible problems or gauge readings.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 1 Jun 2021 09:01:11 -0700
  ...one that reads a bit more ‘normal’. > > Still questioning the radiator thermo switch though - love to hear the fan > come on and know where...
• Re: Overheating Advice
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:20:49 -0400
  ...Thought it was the fan/thermo switch at first....but.... The hose feeding coolant to the radiator is hot, and the one exiting is...
• Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products.
  Historical mailing list - Manny Melo
  Mon, 31 May 2021 21:55:23 -0700
  ...get the > coolant temp calibrated and confirm if the radiator fan thermo switch is > good...the fan works when I jump it - system was...
• Re: 1985 Westy A/C compressor doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jun 2015 02:21:41 -0400
  ...The radiator fan is already running at high speed, but if > > the radiator thermo-switch should call for high fan, the compressor > > cut-out...
• Re: 1987 GL Coolant System Problems
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sat, 18 May 2002 10:44:27 -0400
  ...About 6000 miles) The only problem was a faulty thermostat and thermo switch. To cut that short, yesterday he call me, first to have...
• Re: Fridge Fan ?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 09:34:16 -0700
  ...with the > recommended replacement at camping world. > > Is it possible the thermo switch is bad but in a different way, that is to > say...
• Re: Electrical questions. Radiator fan circuit from 85 Vanagon into 81 air cooled Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:40:22 -0500
  ...part (aside from the fan!) that >> could fail would be the thermo switche(s) or fuse. But this thinking >> is based on a lack...
• Re: Adding Fridge Fans
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 08:55:50 -8
  ...Do not use > > > the thermo switch that comes with the Fridgemate as it runs the fan too > > > much and will never shut off if...
• Re: alt. light and overheating
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 10:33:16 -0400
  ...It may be that your thermo switch is defective, and letting the coolant get too hot before coming on. Just remember, the cooling fan...
• Re: Fridge madness 201 (average temperature)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 15:44:51 -0400
  ...You can test it by carefully heating the little thermo-switch attached to the fins -- access by removing top grill (outboard of stove/sink...