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Subject:Radiator thermo switch
From:David Bjorkman
Date:Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:30:19 -0500

<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Hi Volks;</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>All of a sudden, my radiator fan only works on high.&nbsp; I was driving slowly in traffic, with the A/C on .&nbsp;&nbsp;My lovely wife looks over and says "Gee, I've never seen the temp guage that high".&nbsp; Holy smokes, I look down and the needle is at least a full needle width above the LED (Inline 4 FAS motor-cast iron -:)).&nbsp; Even in Mesa, AZ this past June at 110+ F with the A/C on I have never seen it that high.&nbsp; I wasn't even sure the gage&nbsp;itself would go that high.&nbsp; Well, just at that point the high fan kicked in.&nbsp; As I thought about it, I had only heard the fan kick in (I usually kinda note those things as past esperience is a harsh teacher) on high at all that afternoon.&nbsp; I have heard that A/C has some sort of a high fan kickin, althouht I am not sure how to tell the thermo switch high fan from the A/C high fan, if there is one, so I am not sure if the thermo switch was working at all, but the fan sure was.&nbsp; I took&nbsp;the bus&nbsp;onto a street where I could travel at 30-40 MPH and it cooled right down to just below mid LED, where it usually runs.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Anyway, unless someone thinks otherwise and can enlighten me, I am assuming it is the radiator thermo switch.&nbsp; Haven't looked yet, but can I trust a FLAPS switch (if avaliable, to save me a wait&nbsp;for the mail), or should I go right to one of our friendlu, helpful vendors?</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Dave B.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>'87 Westy w/FASTT inline 4</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>'84 Westy WBX</FONT></DIV></div>

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