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Subject:Road Trip problems
From:David Bjorkman
Date:Fri, 3 Jun 2016 17:51:11 -0500

Hi All;
Having a great time crossing the country on Rt. 66.  But now I'm stuck in Holbrook AZ.  On the way back from the Painted Desert/Petrified Forest Nat. Park, it got hot out,so I decided to try the A/C.  Don't use it much-very rarely, in the Northeast.  Before leaving I put some ProSeal in it and had it charged.  Well it worked fine.  Cooled down as much as a Westie does, the bus didn't seem to mind, temp gauge steady on LED, but when we got back to the motel (laundry day) the fan seemed to be stuck on high.  I am somewhat aware of the switch that does that when A/C on.  Stuck on not for a few minutes, but about 20 minutes.  During which time (worried about battery discharge) I started and ran the bus a couple of times and turned the A/C on and off. Nothing worked.   So I decided to pull the #1, 30 amp radiator fan fuse.  It was a melted mess.  While contemplating disconnecting the battery, the fan shut off.  Currently, I've picked out the plastic parts of the fuse, but the metal parts are stuck in there.  I have power to both sides of the fuse, ignition on or off.  The fuse and holder next to it seems to have no damage.  Here is the question.  Affordable German in Phoenix, 100+ miles away, will take a look tomorrow.   I have power to both sides of the (gone) fuse, will the fan work properly (no A/C) so that we can get up real early and drive there, or should I leave it to a tow (AAA).  Maybe that's a dumb question, but I would like to know what thoughts anyone has.

Dave B.

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