16V Scirocco wiring guru needed...

[area53 at validpath.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

That had better settle it!  :)  Maybe you could have put more detail in
there...  :p
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Drew MacPherson" <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
To: "David Utley" <mr.utility@highstream.net>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: 16V Scirocco wiring guru needed...


>
> It's a typical 4-prong relay harness.  Terminal 30 goes to battery (fused
> 30 amp TYVM) terminal 85 to ground, 86 to the low-speed terminal on the
> thermo-switch, and terminal 87 goes to the fan.  Terminal 86 may be a
> double connector, with one lead tied to the A/C.  Terminal 85 and 86 may
> be reversed, but it matters not in the grander scheme of things.
>
> (TYVM = thank you very much)
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Drew
>
>
> On Thu, 25 Mar 2004, David Utley wrote:
>
> > Drew,
> >   Thank you for the reply...  I am afraid I was not specific enough for
you to
> > help me...    Sorry...  :-(
> >
> >   What I am trying to figure out is the nuts & bolts way to wire this
harness
> > so that it functions as it should...  There are four connections, and I
am not
> > sure where to begin to connect them...
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> > Quoting Drew MacPherson <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>:
> >
> > >
> > > IIRC the system is intended to operate as follows:
> > >
> > > low temp circuit on thermo-switch in rad activates the low speed on
> > > cooling fan via the relay.
> > >
> > > turning on the AC activates the low-speed on cooling fan via the
relay.
> > >
> > > high temp circuit on thermo-switch in rad activates the high speed on
> > > cooling fan via dirct-wire.
> > >
> > > some cars (A2's I know for sure, don't know about Sciroccos though)
had
> > > after-run circuits which would activate the low speed fan (via the
relay
> > > and a control unit in the dash) when engine coolant temps hit some
level
> > > (105C to 110C) with the ignition off.
> > >
> > > HTH,
> > >
> > > Drew
> > >
> > > On Thu, 25 Mar 2004, David Utley wrote:
> > >
> > > >   I thought I sent this out the other night, but I do not recall
seeing it,
> > >
> > > > and have not seen a response...
> > > >
> > > > I am installing a cooling fan and cooling fan harness from an '87
16V into
> > > my
> > > > 16V 2.0 pickup, and I am a bit confused...  The harness I reference
goes
> > > from
> > > > a relay normally mounted under hood behind the left headlight, to
the fan
> > > and
> > > > to the sensor at the bottom of the radiator...  The harness also has
two
> > > > connections on it, both are two plug connections.  I played with
this a
> > > bit,
> > > > and was able to make both speeds of the fan work, but both times
this was
> > > with
> > > > the engine cold.  SO, since I do not have a Bentley for this car, I
am
> > > > appealing to the group of more than knowledgeable Roc Folk...  :-)
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas of how I can make this work as it would in the 'Roc?  This
pickup
> > >
> > > > does have A/C, so I would like to have highspeed blow with it on,
and low
> > > > speed on when extra cooling is needed...
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > David Utley
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