

| 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. I was driving slowly in traffic, with the A/C on . My lovely wife looks over and says "Gee, I've never seen the temp guage that high". Holy smokes, I look down and the needle is at least a full needle width above the LED (Inline 4 FAS motor-cast iron -:)). Even in Mesa, AZ this past June at 110+ F with the A/C on I have never seen it that high. I wasn't even sure the gage itself would go that high. Well, just at that point the high fan kicked in. 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. 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. I took the bus 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. </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. Haven't looked yet, but can I trust a FLAPS switch (if avaliable, to save me a wait for the mail), or should I go right to one of our friendlu, helpful vendors?</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma></FONT> </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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