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Subject:Re: Radiator fan running
From:Ryan Shawley
Date:Sat, 4 Feb 2012 19:14:26 +0000

Paranoia is a healthy trait for a vanagon owner.....

> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 10:22:57 -0800
> From: starwagen@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: Radiator fan running
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 9:50 AM, marc rose <mrose1028@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > New owner of a 90 Carat 2.1.....Just noticed the other day the radiator fan
> > coming on and off periodically while driving and then turned on after i
> > parked and turned off the engine.
> >
> 
> Sounds normal especially driving around town in stop and go traffic.  On
> the highway the fan should come on pulling steep grades like mountain
> passes.  And the fan turning on after parking and shutting engine down is
> normal.
> BTW it is possible to have an air bubble in the cooling system and the
> collant tanks appear full.

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