Much thanks as I didn't understand that from the Bentley [don't tell my
brother who's a consultant in electrical stuff].

The AC shop's problem is that the only way they can get the temp down on the
AC is to have the fan on HIGH.

If it's not supposed to work this way maybe something else is wrong [their
first guess was a bad expansion valve]

Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "kenneth d lewis" <kdlewis@juno.com>
To: <mwmiller@cwnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: AC and cooling fan

> Mike;
> I have been all over the AC(and Bentley schematics) on our 85 so
> I am 99.99% sure on this. The Radiator fan should come on LOW when the AC
> is on. IF the high speed fan is called for it is SUPPOSED to cut the AC
> compressor out. I am pretty sure this is true of MOST cars.
>
> Drive Safely & Good Luck
> Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC>
> 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2000 18:28:45 -0700 mike miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com>
> writes:
> >Dear Volks,
> >
> >The AC fixit place just called and said that the reason my AC didn't
> >work
> >well on my 85 Westy [wrotten westy? with and Elmer Fudd accent] was
> >that the
> >high speed on the radiator cooling fan [which also cools the ac
> >radiator]
> >didn't come on when the ac came on.
> >
> >As a matter of fact when the van heated up enough to engage the high
> >speed
> >on the radiator fan the ac compressor was shut off.
> >
> >Does anyone have any familiarity with this problem?
> >
> >TIA,
> >
> >Mike
>
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