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Morning glory
Yes, Morning Glory.
My car wakes up when the sun hits it. After a good half hour of direct sunlite, the cooling fans kick on and subsequently drain my battery. Is this a common occurance? I've never experienced this before with any other vehicles that I've owned. What could possibly be causing this? Frank B
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04-14-2003, 01:10 PM
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Sheez Frank, jumping on the fan thermo switch bandwagon are we? Get a new one and save your battery, get a lower temp one if you'd like.
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Welcome to the club of failed thermofan switches!
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sure are a lot of clubs around here.
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04-14-2003, 03:42 PM
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hehe.. thermo fan switch?... o.k. guess I'm calling the dealer. Still waiting for my relay from pelican.. I'll check there for the thermofan switch first......
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It's not that hard to replace. After watching my mechanic change mine, I was wishing that I had saved money, ordered the switch from Pelican, and did it myself. The switches are only about $20 IIRC.
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I can't find my thermo switch...is it on the right of the radiator when facing the car, under a big hose?
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I belong to the TPS failed (twice) club.
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Here is a picture of what it looks like
Picture borrowed from Pelican parts site.
 There are 3 contacts. + 1 2 Basically 2 switches in one. the + and 1 drives one fan at 92 Celcius and the secind set + and 2 drives the second fan at 102 celcius.
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04-15-2003, 04:41 AM
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Thanks coupe!
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04-15-2003, 10:38 AM
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Your welcome Frank. By the way you need to get the washer seal seperately. Imagine that. Don't all shoes that need laces, bring laces??!!
hheheheh.
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04-16-2003, 10:19 AM
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order it at the dealer today, he edin't mention a washer, maybe it comes with one now.. I also ordered the boot for it.....
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04-16-2003, 03:47 PM
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I replace the one on my jetta, real easy fix, be sure to get the washer.
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04-16-2003, 04:16 PM
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One more thing, you probably new this but make sure you have a pan ready or something to collect all the radiator fluid, this put a lot of air in my system and was a total pain to bleed. Good Luck
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'84 Porsche 944 2.5L
1985 Porsche 944 2.5l 8-valve inline 4cyl
