I personally would not drive it until that is fixed. Please search the
archives and/or read the Bentley manual on bleeding the air out of the
cooling system. That is the first thing I would check. It's a long process
to do correctly so you are going to want to do it yourself.  Of course check
your fluid level first...

Bryan

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Ed
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 1:25 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: OVerheating

Hi list, new guy here with his first watercooled vanagon.

It is getting hot, very hot and the fan wont come on. Today I drove about 10
blocks and the needle was pegged out, no fan. I pulled the plug on the fan
and jumpered it to drive back home and with the fan on hi the temp didnt
budge.

I get no blinking idiot light, even when I first turn on the key.
Also suddenly my tack is not working.

Any help?
Thanks,
Ed Maikranz
Abilene, TX
84 Vanagon
72 Riviera

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