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> From: mark milby <mmilby@INTERPATH.COM>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: cooling fan
> Date: Monday, March 30, 1998 2:43 PM
>
> I have just bought my 4th van. My last van was a '91 and when the
> cooling fan came on I could hear it running.  My '85 is either much
> quiter or does not work?
> Can someone tell me how to test the fan.
> The Bentley manual seems to have nothing on the subject.
>
> Thanks Alot
>
> Mark

Mark, you are in luck. I am the new authority on all things vanagon. Not.
But I did have a problem with my fan acouple of weeks ago. I tested it by
hooking
up the jumper cables and zapping it for a second. It worked. So then I
changed the
fan relay switch under the dash. My fan now works. When it turns on, I
don't know; but I do know that my temp never goes above the halfway mark or
three quarter mark when idling. I think that a high amp jump start could
dammage the relays,
but I have heard others say that they do not beleive this is possible.
Another thing to check (or change) would be the radiator temp. switch, but
I doubt it.

Brad
87 west wolf weekend