Re: [alfa] fan switches

["Paul Bayly" <thebaylys@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike, my '79 Alfetta GTV had an adjustable thermostatic switch for the fan.
I believe it may have been aftermarket, but it had a copper sensing line
sandwiched between the top radiator hose and it's boss on the engine.  The
switch was clamped/zip-tied to the hose but could easily be hidden somewhere
else.

It had a simple screw adjuster to vary the open/close temperature of the
switch.  I added another switch in the cabin to enable manual bypass so I
could run both the aircon and radiator fans at any temp.

I'm sure a speedshop would sell a similar thermo switch.

Beatle
'67 Duetto
Oz


----- Original Message -----
From: <MCosgrove@domain.elided>
To: <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:50 AM
Subject: [alfa] fan switches


> Could somebody set the record straight for me?  I have a custom made
> radiator in my Verde.  The threaded boss into which the fan switch goes
and
> the switch are from an Alfetta GT parts car, 1976 or so vintage.  I want
to
> get a switch that activates the fan at a lower temp, probably the VW one
> talked about occasionally on the digest.  Are the threads on the Milano
> switch and the Alfetta switch the same?  My memory says no, but the same
> switch is listed for both cars in the IAP catalog.  Will the VW switch fit
> in my hermaphrodite rig?
>
> Mike in Texas
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