Jeff:
You could probably just leave out the fan fuse if you watch the temp
closely (which is what you should be doing, anyway!).
Al Brase

Jeff Sprague wrote:

>   I was hoping to have a funny story or something as
>my first post instead of needing help, but here goes.
>I have a 1984 Vanagon Camper that I've been driving
>across country the long way from Chicago to Portland,
>which means I'm now in San Diego, CA. I just bought
>this van in August, and all has been great.. one alternator
>issue, and a flat tire.. performed some TLC on it,
>replaced the intake manifold boot, and did an oil
>change about 1,000 miles back. This morning in the
>mountains outside San Diego, it started raining reallly
>hard, and I headed out to avoid the winter storm warning
>and flooding. I stopped at a Park and Ride and had
>the car idling for a bit to let the heater kick in,
>and then turned the engine off and just listened to
>the radio for a while. All of a sudden the radiator
>fan just kicked on... I thought maybe that it would
>just cycle and stop, as it usually does, but it was
>unusual that the engine was off.. Well it won't cut
>off now it just runs constantly even with the engine
>off and the key out. I ended up taking out the fuse
>when I'm stopped and that turns it off of course.
>It actually sounds louder now too. 3 questions: 1.
>What could have caused/be causing this? 2. Is it serious?
>3. What would be the result of running the fan constantly
>while driving and then taking out the fuse when stopped
>to turn it off? (short term solution to get me to
>my destination in Portland next week. my theory is
>that some sort of relay may have gotten stuck or affected
>by the water, but I'm not knowledgeable enough to
>know where to start. Thanks for your help. I've tried
>to search the archives but keep timing out.. it seems
>to be huge. Jeffrey S. 84 ft. Westy (yep 84 feet long!!
>and as my friend suggested, terracotta colored ala
>PotteryBarn)
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