Hi Mike,

I had similar concerns about whether or not my fan was in working order, as
I had never heard it come on. Check out this web page for simple trouble
shooting of radiator fan. (www.vanagain.com/How2fan.htm). It took me about
10 minutes to determine that everything was in working order and I'm
mechanically challenged.

Good luck,
Peace - donna
'84 Westy (Pepe)

Michael Korsak wrote:

> Hey Listees,
> I recently purchased my first vanagon!  A '90 Westy, white, with ~90,000
> miles.  I've owned it for about 3 weeks, 2 of which I was on vacation in
> Montana.  My question is in regard to the radiator fan.  During the one
> week or so that I have driven my van, the radiator fan has not come on
> once.  The temp guage shows that the temp has never reached the 3/4
> mark, and the temp warning lights have never come on.  I drive about 20
> minutes to and from work each day, going over a few PA hills, and have
> run a few errands, not much hard core driving.  The air temp has not
> risen above 90 deg. F during my driving time.
>
> I changed the fuse for the fan this evening and ran the van with a/c on
> for a while to try to bring the temp up a little, just to try to get the
> fan to switch on.  I didn't do this very long, only a few minutes, not
> long enough to cause a noticeable rise on the temp guage.  Needless to
> say, the fan didn't come on.  I also have been listening after the
> engine is turned off - still no fan.  Can anyone give me some insight
> into when the fan usually comes on during driving.  I'm wondering if I
> need to get mine looked at.  Thanks in advance to any tips from the
> crowd.
>
> Mike Korsak
> '90 Westy - unnamed
> York, PA