

| Subject: | Re: 89 Vanagon westy with AC my front blower fan runs only on high speed |
| From: | John Rodgers |
| Date: | Sat, 8 Oct 2016 22:43:02 -0500 |
David, I've been wotking with this lately. That switch is called a trinary switch. It can be purchased for $11 through Amazon. Same on EBAY. JOHN On Oct 8, 2016 17:16, "David Bjorkman" <ddbjorkman@verizon.net> wrote: > I ran into a similar problem on my Rt 66/around the USA trip. I am > assuming that you speak about your radiator fan. There is a pressure > switch, can't remember the name of it, perhaps someone more knowledgeable > can fill that in, behind the rear cabinet on the left that turns on the > radiator fan to high when your AC is working really hard. Sometimes that > switch gets stuck in the on position. If that is the case, every time you > switch on the AC, your radiator fan will run at it's highest setting. > I was lucky, mine unstuck and now works properly. In my case, it may have > been my addition of a couple of Pro Seal AC additives, which incidentally > found and fixed the small leak in my system a couple of mechanics could not > find. It just took operating it a few times and removing the fan fuse to > stop the radiator fan until it worked properly. Lots easier than removing > the whole cabinet/closet to get at it, Not sure the part is available > through our vendors. > > Dave B. > > On 10/08/16, Larry Alofs<lalofs@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > There seems to be a little confusion about whether this is related to the > AC. The AC has a blower in the back. The front fan is for the fresh air > and front heater. > As Dennis said there could be various faults with the front fan circuit. > I believe that you can swap the switches for the front fan and the rear > heater fan which are near each other on the dash. This will help you > verify or eliminate the switch as the problem. > The resistor pack on the front fan can be reached by removing the > dash...sorry. :-) > With enough electronics skill and determination it may be possible to make > an alternate resistor assembly and attach it near the switch. I have been > considering this approach to solve the problem of no low speed on my fan. > > Larry A. > > > On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 5:26 PM, kappycan . <kappycan@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I heard that i need some sort of rheostat; but cant seem to find anyone > > with more information such as location etc............ anybody up on > this?? > > > > thanks, Keith > > 89 westy in NL > > that's Newfoundland, Canada > > > > -- > > "We shall not cease from exploration > > And the end of all our exploring > > Will be to arrive where we started > > And know the place for the first time" > > - T.S. Eliot > > >
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