Hey Bryan, maybe you need a new ignition switch.  There are what, seven
circuits made in that switch.
Maybe try wiggling the key with the fan on and see what happens.

On Dec 30, 2007 5:10 AM, BJ Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote:

> It's an 83.5, sorry about that.  It's the heater fans that stay on , not
> the
> radiator fan. It's staying on after the key is turned off (along with the
> radio) along with cutting in and out when I'm driving.
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Daniel - Shazam [mailto:scottdaniel@turbovans.com]
> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 8:46 PM
> To: 'BJ Feddish'
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: RE: Power Gremlins
>
> You could start with what year vanagon it is.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> BJ Feddish
> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 2:08 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Power Gremlins
>
> I've had some trouble the last few weeks where the radio and fans would
> cut
> off. If I reached under the console and jiggled a fat wire, that was
> always
> really hot BTW, the stuff would come back on. Being that it's winter I did
> not investigate too much further. The other day when I shut the van off
> the
> radio would not shut off. I figured maybe I crossed some wires as I just
> put
> it in recently.  Then today I noticed that the fans stay on while the key
> is
> out of the ignition.  OK, so now I investigate. If I the big black wire
> with
> the yellow stripe above the fuse box in the center the fans and radio go
> on
> and off. Also after much jiggling I've stopped the power to these items
> when
> the key is off and now they go back on and off with the key. OK< I'm sure
> I'm not so lucky as for this to be fixed forever so what is going on here?
> Do I need to replace that relay that the black and yellow wire are
> connected
> to? Is there a specific ground I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>

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