[Vwdiesel] Vanagon Part XI

[jon]

Good idea...I was just thinking about that same thing: do the fast switch,
and I am done.

I may have to call the D..D...Dealer for that part. No one seems to have
it in the 3 pin variety. Even then manual shows two, two pin sensors
(high and low).

Jon

On Fri, 30 May 2003, Nate Wall wrote:

> No need to drain the coolant. If you are fast, you can
> unscrew the old thermoswitch and screw in the new one
> and only about a cup of coolant will come out.
> Caution, do With cold engine only! Don't forget to use
> a new gasket too.
>
> --Nate
> --- jon <jon at kenneke.com> wrote:
> >
> > Yesterday, I dove into the radiator fan thermostat.
> > Here is what I found:
> >
> > The PO simply had it unplugged, with two spades
> > shoved in the connector
> > running back to the switch. Wish I would have
> > remember to take a picture
> > of it.
> >
> > Well, I rewired the switch to be in parallel, and,
> > so the plug could be
> > plugged into the thermostat. I plugged it in, and
> > off we went. The fan
> > never came on (unless I turned it on).
> >
> > So, whoever guessed that the PO wired it that way
> > because the sensor was
> > bad gets a bonus point. Loren? :-)
> >
> > Oh yeah, when I had it apart, I shorted the slow
> > speed wires, and it
> > worked fine. So, the fan works fine at both speeds.
> >
> > I am now off to find a replacement thermostat sensor
> > thingy.
> >
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