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Subject:Re: Radiator fan on without key
From:JRodgers
Date:Mon, 1 Oct 2012 22:30:05 -0500

It is a good thing to let the engine idle a minute or so before shutdown.

John

On 10/1/2012 6:46 PM, David Beierl wrote:
> At 07:23 PM 10/1/2012, pickle vanagon wrote:
>> Other people have answered the question of what's wrong.  I just
>> wanted to
>> point out that, although your situation is certainly not normal, some
>> short
>> running with the key out does not indicate a problem.  So, when you have
>
> The circuit is always live, so any time the radiator switch gets hot
> it will switch the fan on.  Shortly after shutdown is a usual time
> for this to happen.
>
> Yrs,
> d
>