RE: coolant fan - 60w or 120w?

["Aaron Ness" <aaron@makuta.com>]

Yes, my '84 had this problem, but it's because the PO didn't see the need
for a clamp to hold the battery down.  Sometime before I got the car, the
battery had slid off the tray with enough force to snap the terminals off
the fan.  I just kept a close eye on the coolant gauge and didn't drive in
traffic much.  If I was moving at 40 or so, I was fine.  I didn't do much
hot weather driving, and I don't think it would have fared well if I did.

The different fans are probably for A/C and non-A/C.  The fan with A/C would
be the higher power rating, based on the information I turned up when I was
thinking about replacing mine.

I would recommend getting one from a junkyard or lister, as I'm sure it will
be much cheaper than new.

Aaron
'82 Scirocco
'70 Beetle
'87 Jeep Cherokee 4.0
'81 Honda CX500


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Luis
> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 12:38 PM
> To: Scirocco list
> Subject: coolant fan - 60w or 120w?
>
>
> Ok, my roc overheated and blew a hose. I found out
> later that my electric fan was not operating because
> the electrical contacts were broken off. Has anybody
> had this problem? I called the dealer and they said
> that there are two different options, a 60w or 120w,
> only problem is, the car is not here so I can't
> compare any stampings, does anybody have any sort of
> experience with this?
>
> Luis
> 79 1.6 w/hydraulic head
>
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