Hi all.

VW (or Westfalia?) routed a positive wire from fuse panel, under the
carpet to the kitchen, there's mention in the archives of doing same
for other B+ wires, so it seems this would be ok but.....

For a 2 speed non AC radiator fan on a formerly air cooled Vanagon, if
the radiator fan B+ wire were routed under the front carpet, is there
a risk that heat from the wire would ignite surrounding materials?

I know the fan doesn't stay on long. If I had a proper power source
I'd run the fan and see if the wire gets hot.

Alternatively, if I route the headlight B+ wire (uses headlight
upgrade relays) in the same manner then connect the radiator fan
circuit to fuse S7. ( I now see why VW left that fuse vacant on the
air cooled Vanagons)

I'm improving work I'd done to my van while doing the engine swap back
in 2008/9. The rad fan circuit worked fine but I'm improving the way I
covered that rad fan wire so am now wonder if running the rad fan wire
over the fuel tank is not ideal.

Thanks

Neil.

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