I have seen this setup many times on different vehicles and it always scares
me.  The one time that someone else needs to drive the van and forgets to
turn on the fan your engine becomes toast.  Read my article on how to test
the fan system on my website at  http://www.vanagain.com/disc2_frm.htm  I
have never found a system yet that was very hard to troubleshoot and fix
with just a small amount of effort and time.  Just FYI.

Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
http://www.vanagain.com
Phone: (856)-327-4936
Fax: (856)-327-2242

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Richmond Mike
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 12:06 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Electrical question on the radiator fan..

I had to run a wire from the battery strait to the fan due to a short.
Somewhere, I couldn't find the problem. This situation seems to working
quite well, I can turn the fan on/off when I like. My concern is damaging
the fan, I don't have a fuse in line from the battery. Is it safe to go
without? The 12v toggle switch i use is 16 amp.
which kinda suggests a fuse ought to be used. If I put one in should it be
before the switch or does it make a difference?

Thanks everybody!

Mike
85 westy weekender wolfsburg  '3 times fast'

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