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Subject:Re: Radiator fan won't go off-SOLVED
From:Dave Vickery
Date:Sat, 3 Jun 2006 03:53:16 +0000

Thanks Shawn, my bad.

The AC knob was turned on.  Duh.  My dog must have done it with his nose
when we were bouncing around last weekend.

>From: shawn feller <feller@CARBONCOW.COM>
>Reply-To: shawn feller <feller@CARBONCOW.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Radiator fan won't go off
>Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 22:48:29 -0400
>
>Dave,
>
>Not a relay expert but I know in our Saabs there is a failure trend in the
>headlight relay that makes them stay on regardless of switch or ignition
>position. So some can fail 180 degrees opposite of what you expect.
>
>Do you have a/c? seams to me since the design of the a/c system switch
>forces on the cooling fan this switch could be failing. I know that my 86
>westy will have the cooling fan on with the rear a/c fan on (no compressor
>engagement needed). Don't know if that is by design or how the PO got
>things
>screwed up!
>
>Shawn
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>Dave Vickery
>Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 10:41 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Radiator fan won't go off
>
>Any ideas what I should check.  The radiator fan comes on low speed when I
>turn the ignition switch.  It runs continuously regardless of temperature
>(even if sitting overnight).  It goes off when I shut the engine off.    I
>replaced the fan switch with a new one and no change.  I jumped the wires
>that go to the switch and it is operating correctly, both high speed and
>low.  I haven't tried replacing the relay behind the headlight b/c I
>thought
>if that goes bad, the low speed fan would never come on.   Anyone have
>experience with this problem.
>
>Thanks
>Dave
>
>
>
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