[s-cars] Trouble with secondary electric cooling fan

[Charlie Smith]

Earlier, Mathieu Mouraud wrote:
>
> Hi Guys !
>
> I'm a newbie from Paris, France and own a '96 RS2 and a '94 S4 (my daily
> driver). I have a problem with the S4 : the a/c kicks in and out as the
> secondary electric cooling fan that is running when the a/c is on is not
> working. A/C relay is ok (n°217 in the relay box under the hood), fuses in
> the fuse box on the side of the dash are ok, a/c compressor kicks in and
> produces cold allright when the car is moving but it will let the car
> overheat in traffic because this &"éé''é" fan is not running. The high
> pressure switch kicks in when it has to, disengaging the compressor when it
> gets too hot in there. The only thing I haven't done so far is sending 12v
> straight into the fan but this involves removing the front bumper, which is
> not easy... Any idea ?

Ah Mathiew -
Je puis sentir votre douleur.  Elle est terrible... (la chaleur) hein?

Is there a thermostat that controls the fan?  In the earlier Audi 200,
there was a thermostat that caused this problem.

    - Charlie