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Subject:Re: Radiator thermo switch problem
From:Steve Delanty
Date:Wed, 30 Jul 2003 18:10:34 -0700

At 05:17 PM 7/30/2003, you wrote:
>After reading some of the comments by members about the two stage fan I
>realized the fan on my 86 2.1 vanagon has only one stage working .  I
>tested the switch  by jumping the wires which produced fan movement only
>when the first and third connections were made.  Any other combinations
>produced no fan action.

Find the fan speed resistor behind the grill under the left (drivers) head
light.
It's probably toast.

Steve
EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"