[Vwdiesel] radiator fan

[Roger Brown]

peter blake wrote:
> Hoping to get some practical suggestions in troubleshooting the
> radiator fan. It doesn't come on and I'm not sure why not.
> If I connect one of the leads fm the thermostat directly to the
> battery positive post the fan operates. When I connect the two
> leads to each other,with the key on,the fan doesn't operate.
> If I understand the system correctly, the fan should operate
> with the two leads connected? 

Likely the fan relay is out, as that is what the contact in the thermo switch are supposed 
to turn on:
	http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/index.shtml#RelayPanel
	

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   Roger