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Subject:Re: '91 Westy Coolant/Fan
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 11 Feb 2002 11:11:20 -0500

At 07:22 PM 2/10/2002, Bob Stevens wrote:
>Woops, forgot to mention that just after I got the radiator fan to come on
>by turning the A/C on, with the A/C off, the fan began coming on with the
>temp gauge at the LED. Left that out of the prior post and that is what
>seemed weird. As if it "forgot" how to turn on until I reminded it by
>turning the A/C on. Sooooo..

Erm...mphm...uh huh...uh...did you have this before?  Well you have it again.

Temp gauge reading low?  Is the fuel gauge correct?  If not, no doubt bad
voltage regulator on the panel -- it supplies fuel and temp gauge.  Should
be 10.0 +/- 0.5 volts input to the gauges.  Fan ought not to be coming on
with needle at LED.

Temp gauge reading ok?  Thermoswitch out of whack (activating too early)?

Changed after turning A/C on and off --- arrggghhhhh.  Suggest sorting out
the A/C fan wiring diagram in Bentley and seeing what's common to the A/C
and thermal activation.  If you need help yell, but I have v. limited time
just now.

david

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