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Subject:Re: radiator fan stays on
From:Wes Johnson
Date:Sun, 25 May 1997 15:23:07 -0700

>Hi there: After several months out of the country I'm back and, sadly,
>back to Vanagon (87 Syncro) problems. This one looked easy. The radiator
>cooling fan
>comes on when the van is started on warm days, even when the van has
>been sitting all night. I thought it would be the thermal switch.
>Bentley says this is located on the upper left front of the radiator,
>behind the grille. Looking there I cannot find it. The van has
>airconditioning and is a Syncro, which probably complicates the issue.
>Can anyone tell me where it is, or what other possible solutions to this
>
>problem might be? Thanks muchly, Nelson Hogg

I don't have a Bentley but I do know that the switch is located on driver's
side behind lower grille (at least on my 89).

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Wes Johnson
wesj@callamer.com

89 Westy GL
24 Gibson A0
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