Scott,

Your van has two fan speeds.  Does the High fan speed work?  This should
turn on when the temp needle is at 3/4 to 4/5.

Assuming the thermoswitch is ok, since it's new:

You should be able to short the connectors on the wiring harness to the
thermoswitch.  There are three prongs one of which is the fan motor
input voltage.  If you short the other two to the fan motor, you should
be able to cause the fan to turn on.  If there is no high or low fan,
I'd suspect either the fan motor, relay or fuse.  If there is no low,
try the ballast resistor.

If you need to check the ballast resistor, it's behind the driver side
headlight.  It's a big ceramic resistor that is used for the low speed
fan.

If this is ok (i.e. has resistance in range), check the fan relay(s) and
fuses under the dash.

Wade

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of s w
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 10:52 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: radiator fan question

i believe my rad. fan does not work properly. new
thermo switch( or what ever you call the plug in the
lower right side of radiator,looking from front)i
guess the problem is i never hear it running, i heard
it once after i put in the new switch, but have not
heard it for awhile. so i was wondering if anyone has
advice regarding what/how i should check to make sure
it is running properly. van never overheats...just
trying to get ready for an april fishing trip to
baja...thanks in advance

=====
Scott Wilson
85 GL Westfalia

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