In a message dated 98-05-27 07:45:08 EDT, jhlauterbach@EMAIL.MSN.COM writes:

<< When I purchased my '84 Vanagon last year, the mechanic set the fan to run
 continuously to avoid a bad fan switch.  When the fan gets hot in the 90+
 degree Georgia heat, it slows down at gets noisy.  When is the fan supposed
 to go on if the fan switch is working correctly?  Has anyone figured out a
 way to avoid the $459 price tag of a new fan?

 John in Middle Georgia
  >>

 If your fan is working, why do you need a fan? What you need is  $30 fan
switch and about an hour or so in labor.
 Michael Modl . 87 syncro