I put one of those on a Saturn car once..
worked just fine. Only cost about $ 55 I think.

I suppose one could put one on a Vanagon ..
Never found the need to though myself.
Stock system works just fine.
I think it's a little odd the sender is in the rad instead of the engine
where the coolant is the hottest,
but it still works just fine.

On 10/1/2012 9:14 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote:
> I believe that modern after market electric fans work better than anything
> out there that's 20 years old or older.
>
> And for a while now I have installed a electric fan controlled by its own
> thermostat in any older car I've owned. I installed the last one in a 1970
> Jaguar XJ with a built Chevy 350 and it never runs hot even though the
> on-line "experts" say you have to upgrade the original Jaguar radiator to
> keep up with the engine load.
>
> I wonder if the same upgrade would work on a Vanagon?
>
> Here is the fan & control relay I installed in the Jag:
> http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Flex-A-Lite-16-in-dia-1980-CFM-
> 24-Volt-electric-fan/_/N-25r6?itemIdentifier=393351_0_0_
>
> http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/Compressor-Works-Cooling-Fan-Control/
> _/N-91she?itemIdentifier=326162_0_0_&newYmme=true
>
> The thermostat feeds through the radiator core right next to the hot water
> inlet.
>
>
> Thanks, Tom Hargrave
> www.stir-plate.com
> www.towercooler.com
> www.kegkits.com
> www.grow-sun.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
> JRodgers
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 10:30 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Radiator fan on without key
>
> 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
>>
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