Hey David, a manual fan switch makes sense for the West. I really wished for
one on a trip from here to Wyoming in 103 degree temperatures.

When approaching the long (15 - 30 minute) second and third gear grades
through Eastern Washington and Idaho you'd turn on the fan before the rad
got too hot.

Seems to me if you were pulling more air through the core the coolant
temperature would stay lower overall.

On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 8:42 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> At 04:35 AM 4/25/2010, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>
>> If you turn on the fan manually, the light is on to remind you it's
>> on, in case you can't hear it .
>>
>
> Dear Scott,
>
> Why on earth should the Vanagon be the only vehicle on the planet
> with a manually controlled radiator fan?  I've been struggling to
> understand this for a decade or more.  And I think the light would be
> better employed to remind you that the laser cannon are still powered up.
> ;-)
>
> Yours,
> David
> ps -- on an automatic I'd use the spare position in the light panel
> for a green/yellow/red LED monitoring transmission temp.  On a Westy
> I'd run a flame monitor up there for the fridge.  If the OXS light
> had to go, tough toenails.
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

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