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 killakornkobb
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where's that clutch?
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| posted on August 18th, 2006 at 06:16 PM |
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Operating temps for watercooled VW's?
what temp does your engine run at?
when does the thermo fan start up? (what temp?)
at what temp does the warning light get triggered?
and has anyone had a fan shit itself, be replaced, and then shit itself immidiatley?
i assume i have a short somwhere... my thermo was replaced with a 996 unit trimmed to fit the standard shroud, wired up to utilise the kick in and A/C
functions (as factory) worked for a day, and is now stuffed.
[ Edited on 30-8-2006 by killakornkobb ]
Tagedeezee Heezy
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killakornkobb
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| posted on August 30th, 2006 at 10:13 PM |
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bump
Tagedeezee Heezy
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greedy53
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| posted on August 30th, 2006 at 10:35 PM |
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oh yer muy old bus had a habit of overheating so i fitted a switch so i could start the fan when i wanted to
and the temp should run nearly cold on the open road my temp gauge has no numbers so i go by the little red light open road below city just above
personally i think the fan comes on to late hense the switch
that light is the low water buzzer and light for low water in the small tank inside the van not the topup tank and maybe the cap is faulty i just
changed mine for that reason
good luck
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Iwish4aSynchro
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| posted on August 30th, 2006 at 10:40 PM |
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Engine running temp about 2-5 mm above white line(cold line) normal day cold day anywhere it likes usually not even moving. Radiator fan should kick
in about two thirds of temp gauge. Before checking advise making sure there is coolant in the expansion tank and top up coolant resivour also make
sure there is a 30 amp fuse in the fuse box in glovebox.(dont want to cook it). Wondering why you would trim the thermo is it OEM. Dont trust anything
that isnt OEM wityh cooling, too easy too cook it and then it costs money. As for the warninig light i have never seen it come on, assumption =- on
after the fan cuts in and runs for a while. Hope this helps.
Keep the steering and the propulsion seperate . Still a Kombi...
It's all good, until it's bad, i suppose
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Slug-CA
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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 04:42 AM |
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My 2003 Jetta runs at 90* and the fan kicks in vary rarley like when I'm stopped in traffic and it kicks on at about 98* Hope that helps. |
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killakornkobb
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| posted on September 1st, 2006 at 10:05 AM |
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the fan i have installed is OEM Porsche for a 996, dosent fit in the shroud of my Mk2 thats why i had to trim it.
any reason i siezed the fan within a day? i was running a 30 amp fuse.
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blutopless2
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| posted on September 1st, 2006 at 11:22 AM |
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usual cause of siezed motors is bearing failure.
see.... air and water do mix 
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