

| 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 > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.1/354 - Release Date: 6/1/2006
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