Re: Thermostat/fan probs? - update

["Christopher Morgan" <cmor@home.net>]

Hey John,
I'd bet (not really) that it's the fan control unit.  I've heard of a few
cases ('93 Passat, '96 GTI) where they went bad and caused the fan to run
erratically/constantly until the battery went dead.  The thing I'm talking
about is the black box near the battery that has a small clear plastic cover
with an 80A fusible link under it (I think).  ~$200 for the part.  Ouch.
Anyway, if that is the problem and you're not too far out of warranty, try
asking the service manager if he can have VW cover the repair, or at least a
percentage of it.  I doubt an aftermarket extended warranty is going to
cover this.

-Chris
'97 GLX (that is also just out of warranty)

-----Original Message-----
From: John Kilpatrick <kilpatri@sgi.com>
To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Date: Wednesday, November 04, 1998 6:46 AM
Subject: Thermostat/fan probs? - update


>
>It's currently 3:15am.  I was lying in bed reading when I heard that fan
>go off again.  I tried to get out there and pop the hood in time, but the
>fan only ran for 2 mintues at the most.
>
>When I did get the hood up, I noticed that that metal of the ingine (those
>tube looking things towrds the front of the car "below" the VR6) was a
>little warm - it would be a good temp for running in the daytime, but
>considering that I had gotten home about 5 hours ago, and it was the
>middle of the night, it felt a bit warmed than it should be.
>
>Could this be some sort of cold weather fuction or something?  Or should I
>take it in?  And if so, what do I tell them to look for?  I just got past
>my warrenty (of course - that's when this happens) and am now on the
>Wester General extended warrenty that I bought.
>
>Thanks,
>John
>
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