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Subject:Re: Cooling fan not coming on
From:vw_van_fan_Mark
Date:Sat, 23 Apr 2016 12:47:01 -0700

When you jumper high speed on the temp switch wiring you should hear a
relay clicking behind the dash near the driver side headlight area. If
you don't hear the relay then the motor isn't going to be getting power
from the relay.

Mark

B Feddish wrote:
> OK, after cleaning the contacts, the low speed fan is coming on when  I let get hot enough.  Since replacing the radiator, coolant pipes, water pumpt, etc it takes a LONG time to get the needle to pass the LED enough for the fan to come on.
>
> I will investigate the fuses.   Where can I apply 12V to test the fan motor?
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>
>
> From: Dennis Haynes
> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2016 2:44 PM
> To: 'B Feddish'; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: RE: Cooling fan not coming on
>
> The high speed fan uses a relay on the fuse box. Don’t remember the fuse number. Check fuse 1 also. Can also be a bad fan motor.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> From: B Feddish [mailto:uprightbassghost@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2016 1:38 PM
> To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>; 'B Feddish' <uprightbassghost@HOTMAIL.COM>; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: RE: Cooling fan not coming on
>
> OK, I’m getting low speed fan when I jumper the end and middle, jumping the 2 ends does not turn on the high speed fan.  The fuse is OK.  Next step?
>