Hi volks,

Well my 89 Westy has been doing the same thing.  Is this a common in the
89's?  When I start the van up, before it has had time to warm up, (and
gauge reads cold too) the fan will go on in addition to to the rpm's
increasing.  It goes off shortly and then come on again.  It will do
this maybe 3 or 4 times before reaching normal operating temp.  Also if
I've been driving a while and I stop and put in park the rpm's go way up
now with the fan on.  Coolant level is fine, heat blows out of the
heater, etc.  I'm getting nervous about this because I have a 1200 mile
trip coming up in July.  Any thoughts....???

Cheer,

Katy
89 Westy "Jezebel"
NE Iowa

Well
> This sounds like normal fan operation.  When my temp guage starts to rise,
> the fan kicks in.  This should prevent the van from beginning to overheat,
> at which point the red light in the temp gauge will start blinking
> furiously.  If you still are not satisfied with fan's operation, I might
> suggest that the fan sensor switch(lower driver's side of radiator) is not
> properly functioning.  I knew mine was bad because the fan came on at 3 a.m.
> after the van had been parked for 6 hours.
>From: John Ryan <jcryan@imaginemail.com>
> 19 Jun 2000 09:48:16 -0700
>
>Hi everybody,
>
>After only 20-30 minutes of cool weather, night driving, the radiator
fan
>starts up in my 89 Carat. The temperature gauge reads slightly high
but no
>other warning lights come on (the owner's manual says that when
overheated,
>some red lights will flash then the fan will start). The coolant level is
>fine and I just had the system flushed in January. Could this be a
>malfunction with the fan switch or really an indication that the van is
>overheating after such a short period of use? Or do fans just like to
start
>up sometimes?
>
>Thanking you in advance.
>
>John
>'89 Carat
>Sacramento, CA (currently)
>