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Re: 2 Speed Cooling Fan?
Historical mailing list - James Huskins
Wed, 25 Aug 1999 13:32:07 -0400
...When I pull the plug from the thermo switch and jump the terminals, both speeds work fine. When I run the AC, the fan...
parts # 1986-on radiator thermo-switch?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Jun 1996 11:41:11 -0500
...for 1986-on Radiator Thermo-switch? (ie., 1st stage in 89C-94C out 81C 2ed stage in 95C-100C out 87C). I plan to...
Radiator Fan Turns On But Not Off
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 12:43:11 -0600
...The radiator and its thermo switch are no longer a factor. Instead I have an oil cooler with a thermo switch that behaves as...
Re: Cannot locate Thermo-Switch (rad. fan) on '84 1.9L
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 15 Jun 2001 22:11:24 -0400
At 09:34 PM 6/15/2001, Leslie Shiaman wrote: >Today I bought a replacement thermo-switch (lower temp). I want to >install it...
Re: Radiator Fan Turns On But Not Off
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:15:09 -0600
...Instead I > have an > oil cooler with a thermo switch that behaves as the radiator thermo > switch > does (except it is on/off instead...
Re: Cannot locate Thermo-Switch (rad. fan) on '84 1.9L
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 1 Jul 2001 08:14:01 -0700
...Cannot locate Thermo-Switch (rad. fan) on '84 1.9L > > > Listees - > > Today I bought a replacement thermo-switch (lower temp). I want to > install...
Overheating on '84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
Thu, 18 Sep 1997 07:42:38 -0500
...Then I checked the Bentley manual, which shows TWO thermo-switches, one for a low speed circuit, one for a high speed. I removed...
Re: Rad. fan test
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Fri, 4 Nov 2005 21:16:28 EST
In a message dated 11/4/05 6:58:17 PM, maxjoyce@ipa.net writes: << I had a spare thermo switch of unknown condition...
Re: Where is fan thermo-switch? 90GL
Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
Tue, 24 Sep 2002 01:06:41 EDT
...Seems to be fine, I will report more after replacing the thermo-switch and proper coolant. Loretta
Re: parts # 1986-on radiator thermo-switch?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 21 Jun 1996 20:17:33 -0400
...for 1986-on Radiator Thermo-switch? (ie., 1st stage in 89C-94C out 81C 2ed stage in 95C-100C out 87C). I plan to...
Re: Cannot locate Thermo-Switch (rad. fan) on '84 1.9L
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Fri, 15 Jun 2001 19:22:47 -0700
...Cannot locate Thermo-Switch (rad. fan) on '84 1.9L > > > Listees - > > Today I bought a replacement thermo-switch (lower temp). I want to > install...
Re: Radiator Fan Turns On But Not Off
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:29:44 -0600
...Instead I have >>an >>oil cooler with a thermo switch that behaves as the radiator thermo switch >>does (except it is on/off instead...
Re: Where is fan thermo-switch? 90GL
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 24 Sep 2002 00:44:03 -0400
...air deflector to side" > The bleeder screw is there but no thermo-switch or wiring. You looked on *your* left, which is the radiator...
Re: Cannot locate Thermo-Switch (rad. fan) on '84 1.9L
Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
Sun, 1 Jul 2001 01:52:04 -0500
...Cannot locate Thermo-Switch (rad. fan) on '84 1.9L Listees - Today I bought a replacement thermo-switch (lower temp). I want to install...
Thermostat - is it working? Help!
Historical mailing list - Sharon & Miguel Calvin
Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:40:48 -0400
...See, if the thermostat is stuck closed, then the thermo-switch might never get hot enough to activate the fan. TIA Miguel Calvin ==+========= mcalvin...
Re: Overheating on '84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dave Fain
Fri, 19 Sep 1997 06:08:20 -0600
...Then I checked the Bentley manual, which shows TWO > thermo-switches, one for a low speed circuit, one for a high speed. I > removed...
Re: Dometic fridge cooling fan thermoswitch question
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 10 Sep 2014 05:47:56 -0400
According to the Dometic Repair Manual the thermo switch turns on the fan at 140 F and off at 124 F On Sep 10...
Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:30:42 -0400
My thermo switch is bad & I have a new spare that is rated 85-93 degrees C. I read an old post from Mark...
Re: only have 3 rd stage of fan
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Sun, 23 Jun 2002 18:26:28 -0400
Check the resistor behind left headlamp, or could be a bad thermo-switch. I had both. H�ctor
Re: Radiator Fan Turns On But Not Off
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:21:19 -0600
...The oil cooler has an off/on thermo switch as opposed to the off/low/high thermo switch in the radiator. I made an...
Cannot locate Thermo-Switch (rad. fan) on '84 1.9L
Historical mailing list - Leslie Shiaman
Fri, 15 Jun 2001 18:34:57 -0700
Listees - Today I bought a replacement thermo-switch (lower temp). I want to install it, and according to Bentley section 19.12 it's...
Re: Radiator thermo switch
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:29:40 -0400
...Radiator thermo switch Hi Volks; All of a sudden, my radiator fan only works on high. I was driving slowly in traffic, with the...
Re: diesel vanagon radiator
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Mon, 14 Jul 2003 19:22:09 -0400
...Something to think about, since the gas radiators are cheaper and have the thermo switch in a better location. (Down low, out of any...
Re: Dometic fridge cooling fan thermoswitch question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 10 Sep 2014 07:07:21 -0700
...Alistair > On Sep 10, 2014, at 2:47 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote: > > According to the Dometic Repair Manual the thermo switch...
Wrong fan advice was: is your Vanagon your main/only vehicle?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 10 May 2001 15:11:55 -0400
...The normal condition at high temps would be for both sections of the thermo-switch to be closed; hence you need to jumper all...
Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 26 May 2012 10:50:37 -0400
...Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"? http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1349_223/fan_controller.html How about that from Van...
Dometic fridge cooling fan thermoswitch question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 9 Sep 2014 19:45:07 -0700
Troubleshooting a friends fridge and wondering if anyone knows the close and open temperature values of the thermo switch that controls the fin cooling...
Where is fan thermo-switch? 90GL
Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
Tue, 24 Sep 2002 00:10:49 EDT
...I have replaced the housing, o-rings, suspect hoses and checked thermostat operation (I have an 80d) and have a new thermo-switch ready...
Re: parts # 1986-on radiator thermo-switch?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Jun 1996 13:41:34 -0400
...for 1986-on Radiator >Thermo-switch? (ie., 1st stage in 89C-94C out 81C 2ed stage in 95C-100C out >87C). I plan to...
Re: Radiator thermo switch
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:47:30 -0700
...I have heard that A/C has some > sort of a high fan kickin, althouht I am not sure how to tell the thermo...
Re: Radiator thermo switch
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:18:22 -0400
...b) Easy test for the thermo switch - unplug it (have to take off one of the grilles, lower one IIRC) and use a paper...
Radiator thermo switch
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:30:19 -0500
...thermo switch high fan from the A/C high fan, if there is one, so I am not sure if the thermo switch was...
fan won't stop 87 syncro
Historical mailing list - William Bruce
Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:28:00 -0400
...Pulled thermo switch connector, fan stays on. Pulled relay, fan stays on. What's up? Thanks in advance. William
temp-fan anomaly: 91 GL
Historical mailing list - Patrick Larsen
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 11:57:58 -0500
...1) thermo-switch is defective, and temp gauge is accurate. 2) temp gauge is innaccurate, thermo-switch cycling fan at right temperature 3) Both...
Re: Radiator Fan Turns On But Not Off
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:31:49 -0600
...I had the thermo switch disconnected and turned the fan on using a jumper wire. That started the fan. Fan continued to run endlessly...
Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 25 May 2012 01:21:16 +0000
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: Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:13:13 -0400
...Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions The new switch you have is the standard replacement temp range. The "wrong" switch turns on the fan...
Re: what to do when you have the fridge out?
Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
Mon, 2 Mar 2009 16:43:02 -0500
...Check the thermo switch that is mounted on the upper cooling fins, for reasonably good contact with the fin; sometimes the retaining ring becomes...
Thermo switch or resistor?
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:29:15 -0500
...size=2 face=Tahoma>Tried the jumper trick on the radiator thermo switch connector.  Only got fan running on high on outside...
Re: Red/wht wire from battery
Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
Sun, 13 Aug 2017 20:23:33 -0500
Thanks Mark Is that the red/wht that comes from fuse S1 to the cooling fan thermo switch? I disconected the red/ wht at...
Re: fan won't stop 87 syncro
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:55:38 -0700
...Pulled the fuse, fan stays on. > Pulled thermo switch connector, fan stays on. Pulled relay, fan stays on. > What's up? > > Thanks in advance...
Re: Radiator Fan Turns On But Not Off
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 22:13:11 +0100
...I had the > thermo switch disconnected and turned the fan on using a jumper wire. > That > started the fan. Fan continued to run endlessly...
Re: Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:19:09 -0600
...Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions > > The new switch you have is the standard replacement temp range. > > The "wrong" switch turns on the fan...
Re: Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:37:59 -0700
...Mark Tom Buese wrote: > My thermo switch is bad & I have a new spare that is rated 85-93 degrees C. I read an...
Re: what to do when you have the fridge out?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Mon, 2 Mar 2009 16:58:31 -0500
...Check the thermo switch that is mounted on the upper cooling fins, for > reasonably good contact with the fin; sometimes the retaining ring becomes...
Re: Radiator Fan Turns On But Not Off
Historical mailing list - jimt
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:50:16 -0700
...I had the > thermo switch disconnected and turned the fan on using a jumper wire. That > started the fan. Fan continued to run endlessly...
Re: WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 24 May 2012 21:27:57 -0400
At 09:07 PM 5/24/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >yet hearing about doing so being "[...] actively harmful to the engine." I'm...
Re: Q: temp fluctuation '81 Diesel, suggestions?
Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
Wed, 8 Apr 1998 15:13:40 -0400
Many (all?) diesel radiators had the fan thermo switch at the highest point on the side of the radiator. While this may be good...
Re: WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 27 May 2012 00:07:14 -0400
...WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"? I agree.. on the 1.9. 2.1 is easy right on top .. diesel vanagon isn't...
Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 26 May 2012 10:35:03 -0400
...Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"? > > > I think that people have gotten so used to the way the Toyotas and > Hondas and Subarus run...
Re: WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 26 May 2012 12:43:10 -0400
...WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"? It's too much of a pain to swap the thermo twice a year on a 1...
Re: WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 24 May 2012 17:09:08 -0700
Thanks, Mark. On 05/24/2012 05:07 PM, mark drillock wrote: > Same 87 degree thermostat. So is that the high or low temp...
Re: Rad. fan test
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Fri, 4 Nov 2005 17:58:13 -0600
I had a spare thermo switch of unknown condition and I plugged it in the hole quickly, then with ignition on, used my heat...
Re: fan won't stop 87 syncro
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:46:39 -0400
...Pulled the fuse, fan stays on. > Pulled thermo switch connector, fan stays on. Pulled relay, fan stays on. > What's up? > > Thanks in advance...
Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 25 May 2012 22:19:18 -0400
At 12:25 PM 5/25/2012, neil n wrote: >the coolant temp. Likely an indicator of a suspect rad. I see a coolant...
Re: thermostat temp vs thermo switch temp - 87 westy
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
Wed, 11 Dec 2002 02:47:02 +0000
...If you refer to the Bentley schematic for your cooling fan you'll see that the radiator thermo-switch switches the low stage on...
Fwd: Re: Re: Radiator thermo switch
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:29:27 -0500
...Radiator thermo switch Hi Volks; All of a sudden, my radiator fan only works on high. I was...
Re: Thermostat - is it working? Help!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 24 Oct 1999 16:33:18 -0600
...See, if the thermostat is stuck > closed, then the thermo-switch might never get hot enough to activate the > fan. > > TIA > > Miguel Calvin ==+========= > mcalvin...
Re: A/C 3rd Stage Relay? was lower front grill.... RESOLUTION
Historical mailing list - ron johnson
Sat, 5 Jun 2010 11:59:48 -0700
...Since the fan ran when both the Thermo-Switch and the Cooling Fan relay were unplugged and the van is a '91 with A...
Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 24 May 2012 21:01:14 -0400
At 08:38 PM 5/24/2012, neil n wrote: >the time. This test is by now means accurate, but the interesting part >for...