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Re: Cooling fan thermoswitch replacement



I always run stock temps, no problems.  the differece between the 3 and 2
prong sensors is for 2 or single speed fans (respectively)  

Kyle

On Wed, 30 Apr 1997 07:13:19 -0500 (CDT) ChuckKuecker <ckuecker@mcs.net>
writes:
>At 17:08 4/29/97 -0700, you wrote:
>>Thanks for the advice - it would have been pretty ugly if I'd gone in
>>there without knowing I was in for a messy job!  Btw, which switch
>>did you put in?  It seems that there are a few options as far as the
>>cutoff temperature.  Do you know what the stock switch is?  I know
>>at least a couple people who put 85 celsius switches in.  Thanks!
>>
>>Tim
>
>I had the three prong type - whatever is stock. The original did not 
>work 
>at all, and I still don't know if the dual stage fan is working right. 
>Some
>more fiddling to do this summer.
>
>At least now I don't have to turn on the defroster to keep the engine
>from overheating - before the only way it would run is when the air
>conditioner was active - no fun in the winter...
>
>I think the combination of thermostat and fan switch needs to be 
>looked
>at if you want to modify the cooling system temperature. I am not sure 
>what
>combination would work best for your setup. Maybe somebody out there 
>has
>a better idea??
>
>Chuck Kuecker
>
>ckuecker@mcs.net
>
>'83 Scirocco
>'58 Ghia Convert
>'67 Bug
>'63 Bug
>'91 Vanagon
>
>
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