Hi Ben --- is she sure the fan is working? Here's a link to send her about
how to check http://www.vanagain.com/How2fan.htm --- I had a similar problem
last year and I'm ashamed to say it was a bad thermostat --- I thought the
thermostat was opening but I was wrong --- and this was when I knew the rad
was only a year old so it was good. The thermostat is cheap -- might be
worth changing. But then she's got the problem of having the coolant system
correctly bled --- which could be her problem anyway if a mechanic
unfamiliar with the Vanagon has been messing with the coolant system.

Good Luck,
Doug

On 2/7/07, benoit <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote:
>
> Mark, it seem that the fan come ON, but to late??? i'm not sure what she
> mean by that! i just received an e-mail from her, it's hot over there
> (95F), i know that, but still (i have driven westy in temp well over
> 104F)... if the rad is hot, both ways (for that she need to check the
> hose comming IN and OUT), she as a engine/pump probleme, she just told
> me that the van is still running hot without the thermostat!
>
> Now, it's her imput, is it right??? I need more input from her.. she is
> working hard to give me input.. i have great respect for that lady...
>
> Thanks guys
> Ben
>
> Mark Drillock wrote:
>
> > So, does she hear the fan working or not? I have driven through
> > mainland Mexico in a Westy and some of those warm West coast mountains
> > had my fan running for 20 minutes at a time. I had a new radiator.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > benoit wrote:
> >
> >> Come on Mark, your better than that!!!! hey hey.... "more than the
> >> radiator", ok what my friend!!!!
> >>
> >> Ben
> >>
> >> Mark Drillock wrote:
> >>
> >>> Is the radiator fan coming on? That is critical on those long slower
> >>> climbs. I suspect that more than the radiator.
> >>>
> >>> Mark
> >>>
> >>> Benny boy wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Guys, yea, i need your input!
> >>>> ..........
> >>>>
> >>>> Here is why i'm asking: i did a top-end and others small stuff for a
> >>>> very
> >>>> nice 62yo lady a few month ago, now, she is stranded with
> over-heating
> >>>> problem deep into Mexico (near Acapulco), most coolant componants
> were
> >>>> replace, heads/pistons are new, water pump, thermostat and many other
> >>>> coolant related parts were replaced (not to say all). Since that
> >>>> top-end,
> >>>> she did at least 5000 miles without any problem. She just call me
> >>>> from there
> >>>> telling my some small town mechanic was removing the thermostat as we
> >>>> where
> >>>> on the phone, i went bazoukkk... i told her how to test the
> >>>> thermostat wile
> >>>> there and explain to her how to flush the rad to see if it was
> >>>> flowing.
> >>>> (it's a 1.9 by the way)
> >>>>
> >>>> The engine/coolant don't overheat at low speed, only on big hills
> wile
> >>>> climbing, the engine sound and run fine all the time with good power,
> >>>> even
> >>>> when it's over-heating??? ........................
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
>

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