When the motor is cool put the wires off the fan switch.
If the fan stops thats the problem. It is located under the
lower front grill.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Emily Goodin wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I hope this is an easy diagnosis - my radiator fan comes on as soon as I
> start up the van or even just turn the key to the 'accessory'
> position....  If someone can diagnose this little problem I would
> appreciate it very much!  Then, of course, I'd like to hear opinions on
> whether I can fix it myself - I have very little mechanical experience
> (I've changed oil, replaced a leaky radiator hose (*not* a Vanagon's!)
> but that's about it) but I'm eager to learn....  If this is something I
> can try to fix, I'd love to know where in the Bentley it's
> described....
>
> Thanks much!
>   Emily Goodin
>   Boulder, Colo.  (the land of the Vanagon - I see at least 5 every day)
>   '89 Westy, "Blauevogel" (bluebird)
>
> P.S. In case anyone remembers that I wrote a while back asking about
> idle seeking & bucking, here's an update - my hubby did the capacitor
> fix but we haven't driven it enough to test the result, and our mechanic
> adjusted the CO (noticed it had never been adjusted) and I don't know if
> it's related to the adjustment but the idle is better.
>