Takes ten minutes to change the thermo switch. Order one and...

Do it.

tim in san jose (who had to unwire a previous owners kludge switch setup)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Cornfeld" <jasoncornfeld@MSN.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 2:25 PM
Subject: Lurker finally needs a little help

> hey guys, been lurking here for quite a while and you guys have a lot of
> knowledge and i would appreciate it if you caould help me wit a problem i
am
> having. I have a 1987 Vanagon GL 2.1 L 125,300 miles on it. now here is my
> problem i aquired this van a while ago and she runs great. although i do
> need to set the timing. any ideas? and my major problem is... My Van will
> overheat... because the radiator fan wont kick in! It will turn on when i
> turn on the air conditioning. but that is the only time.. is my
thermoswitch
> bad? (it is 16 years old afterall.. lol) and if im driving on the freeway
> the van stays moderately cool so i know i have the system bled okay and
> there is coolant in the radiator.. please help if possible ;) oh by the
> way.. I live in Lander Wyoming.. (yes i know its the middle of no-where) I
> am from Utah and am down there occaisionally..
>
> Cheers!
>      Jason
>
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