The rad fan is attached to the back of the radiator, so, drop it down and
check the fan for play.  If play, replace.

Adam Puzerewski
81 westy
74 beetle
86 cabrio
Vanagon Partsmobiles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Masar" <azsun99@earthlink.net>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 9:24 PM
Subject: [VANAGON] Rad. fan R & R

> Listees,
> In the heat of the current Arizona summer, my cooling system and A/C
> are getting a real workout. When the rad. fan is on low speed, it sounds
> more or less normal for a van with 126K miles. But with the A/C on and the
> rad. fan switches to high speed, it is really noisey, more so when driving
> at moderate speed, almost as though it is overspeeding, like it is getting
> extra juice from the alternator. Is this possible, or is it just worn out
> bearings/bushings, or something else vibrating?
> Is there an easy (relative to Vanagons) way to  R & R the rad fan? I see
> nothing in the Bentley other than that dropping the radiator can be done
> without draining it.
> Any help, as usual is greatly appreciated.
>
> Jerry