mariesnowgoose
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Neil is currently in Northumberland in our old VW Autosleeper Gatcombe, he went up there this morning.
Internet access is pretty rubbish where he is parked up.
"...when passing Alnwick I got the engine temp light flashing, so stopped & found water & oil levels are def ok. Thought maybe the temp reading thermocouple was broke & carried on after 20mins, but now realise the 2 radiator FANS are not working.
Manual says the fans are electrically operated - & not by a fan belt from the alternator. They are controlled by a THERMOSWITCH reading the water coolant temperature. I have checked the fan fuse & it is ok - can’t see where there’s any fuse for the thermoswitch in the manual."
Anyone got any ideas??
We are with Green Flag rescue if worst comes to worst, but would definitely help if we knew what the likely problem/fix would be so I can contact the garage to forewarn them the old girl might be coming their way soon...
I'm going to try the other VW forums etc. as well, but thought I'd start with WC forum and Motorhomer as there's a huge amount of genuine knowledge and experience in here - and sensible responses are usually quicker than social meedja!
Here's another message I've just received from Neil:
"The electric radiator fans on our VW Gatcomb Autosleeper have stopped working. Fuse seems alright for them, so it seems their THERMOSWITCH is likely to be the problem?
2 questions: does the plug in the middle of this photo, with 2 red wires, look like it could be the thermoswitch AND should there be a fuse for it somewhere?"
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Internet access is pretty rubbish where he is parked up.
"...when passing Alnwick I got the engine temp light flashing, so stopped & found water & oil levels are def ok. Thought maybe the temp reading thermocouple was broke & carried on after 20mins, but now realise the 2 radiator FANS are not working.
Manual says the fans are electrically operated - & not by a fan belt from the alternator. They are controlled by a THERMOSWITCH reading the water coolant temperature. I have checked the fan fuse & it is ok - can’t see where there’s any fuse for the thermoswitch in the manual."
Anyone got any ideas??
We are with Green Flag rescue if worst comes to worst, but would definitely help if we knew what the likely problem/fix would be so I can contact the garage to forewarn them the old girl might be coming their way soon...
I'm going to try the other VW forums etc. as well, but thought I'd start with WC forum and Motorhomer as there's a huge amount of genuine knowledge and experience in here - and sensible responses are usually quicker than social meedja!
Here's another message I've just received from Neil:
"The electric radiator fans on our VW Gatcomb Autosleeper have stopped working. Fuse seems alright for them, so it seems their THERMOSWITCH is likely to be the problem?
2 questions: does the plug in the middle of this photo, with 2 red wires, look like it could be the thermoswitch AND should there be a fuse for it somewhere?"
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