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Subject:Re: Cooling fan not coming on
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:09:05 -0400

The 1.9L vans and the later without AC do not have that big  additional relay above the fuse panel. They use a 2 speed fan motor instead of the monster motor with the resistor for the lower speeds. The high speed relay is with the fuse rack. 

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of vw_van_fan_Mark
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2016 3:47 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Cooling fan not coming on

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?
>