David -

Actually, the dead one was placed in the new radiator I installed about 5
years ago (still didn't have a new auto switch <grin> at the time).  It's
still there.

No Crescent Wrench at my disposal at the time (tool box wasn't as
"complimented" as it is now), but did work when I had the radiator out then.
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
75 914 1.8 (No Name Yet)
Full Timing Since March 1999
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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> At 01:20 PM 4/15/2010, Old Volks Home wrote:
>
>> for requiring an almost impossible-to-find (at the time) deep socket for
>> the damn thing.  I now have the socket and a new auto switch.  I'll get to
>> it sometime soon :)
>>
>
> IIRC I used an enormous "Crescent" wrench (2 3/16 opening x 18 long, cost
> $13 new, good-to-very good quality Chinese) for that last spring.  High
> speed worked, low speed didn't.  Took the baddie apart, clever design, good
> coin-silver contacts, random bit of rubbish got between the low-speed
> contacts.
>
>
>
>> BTW, when the auto fan switch went out I was in stop and go traffic in
>> Sevierville, TN and what saved my butt from overheating was to open & crank
>> up the heater fans fore and aft until I could get to a spot to work on the
>> modification.  That quick action brought that needle down enough to breathe
>> easy.
>>
>
> Did both speeds fail?  That's interesting -- I don't suppose you have the
> dead one still lying around?  I'd pay shipping...
>
> Yrs,
> d