Ben,

I saw that thread on the resistor, I looked for it on the radiator, but it
didn't seem to be where Bentleys said it should be. Will have to go back and
read things again.
I rarely use the A/C (tore it out of my last Westy in Florida) and often
drive around with the heat on, certainly keeps the toes toasty!

The hoses look pretty new, so it may not have been filled properly. Some
have suggested that I burp the system and see what happens.

I'm still debating on an oil cooler or a water misting system in the air
intake duct up the side of the van. The humidty/density thing is making my
head hurt, but if I can drop the ait inlet temps 20 deg, I figure raising
the humidity from 10% to 20% won't make much difference.

Laurence

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben McCafferty" <ben@kbmc.net>
To: "2wheelcomputing.com" <laurence@2wheelcomputing.com>
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: WBX in HOT weather

> Hi Laurence,
> Your fan should be coming on at the second speed (i.e. helicopter landing
on
> your van) before the light comes on.  I'd check the fan switch up front in
> the radiator, and look at last week's discussions about the resistor going
> out up there as well (fan not going off).  The fan should definitely be
> running without A/C on.
>
> Some field tips:  turn off the A/C and resort to the old 255 A/C (2
windows,
> 55 mph).  Though in a vanagon it may be the older model 235 A/C.  :)  If
you
> are starting to overheat, you can turn on the heater full blast front and
> rear and suffer, but it will draw down the temp a bit faster.
>
> Check your coolant hoses, because at those temps, an old hose will almost
> certainly fail when you pull off the road and things heat up/pressurize
> further due to lack of circulation/air flow.
> tx,
> bmc  :)
> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
>
>
> > From: "2wheelcomputing.com" <laurence@2WHEELCOMPUTING.COM>
> > Reply-To: "2wheelcomputing.com" <laurence@2WHEELCOMPUTING.COM>
> > Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 00:17:04 -0700
> > To:
> > Subject: WBX in HOT weather
> >
> > I bought an '84 Westy with a GEX rebuild the other day. It's been
running
> > pretty good around town, but when I took it out for a longer cruise I
got
> > the dreaded blinking coolant light.
> >
> > The temp gauge was just above the LED while on the highway at about
60mph,
> > then I turned off and headed gradually uphill at 35mph when the LED
> > eventually started flashing. I stopped awhile to let things 'cool' a bit
> > (ambient temp was 105) then carried on to my destination.
> >
> > The fan seems to come on only when I'm running the A/C (I wasn't at the
> > time). Did the aftermarket unit override the main fan sensor?
> >
> > What can I do to keep the thing running cool in HOT weather? I've got
> > another three months of 100+ temps so need to figure something out.
> >
> > Laurence
> > '84 Westy
> >
>