Re: Rad Fan Not Running

["Sal Guzzo" <pellom@yorku.ca>]

I'm gonna expand a bit more on my situation....

The car is an 81 Scirocco with a 16V Scirocco rad and I didn't swap in the
16V rad fan relay.  I replaced the thermo switch with another one (I'm not
sure if that one works either - I will get a new one tomorrow) and coolant
flowed out of the hole as I replaced the switch.  Am I safe to assume that
there's no blackage in the rad?  I bridged the two wires which go into the
thermo switch and the fan did come on.  Thermo switch?  Is that the culprit
or do I need to look further and possibly into the thermostat?

TIA

Sal
----- Original Message -----
From: brd <vwbrd@bigfoot.com>
To: 16V List <a2_16V@connecticom.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: Rad Fan Not Running


> On Thu, Oct 05, 2000 at 02:54:13PM -0700, Sal Guzzo wrote:
> > I've been trying to determine why my rad fan doesn't wanna turn on when
the
> > engine/coolant gets hot.
> >
> > I've tested the thermo switch by putting it in boiling water and testing
for
> > continuity.  When the water boiled, the multimeter buzzed telling me
that
> > there's continuity.  Hence, the thermo switch works.  I then by passed
the
> > thermo switch and the fan ran.  Now what?  Initially, the PO had put in
a
>
> If you can jumper the thermo fan switch connectors per the bently and
> the fan works, then the switch must be bad, or it's not getting hot
> enough to turn on.  Maybe blockages in your radiator, but I'd really
> suspect the switch, and it's only like $15.
>
> Laters,
> Brian
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