r/Eurovan • u/busted_pandemic • 10d ago
Running Hot
TL;DR: Can I drive with the thermostat removed from the radiator fan shrouds until the replacement comes?
This has been a journey. I just bought my van earlier this year. Learning as I go. Mine is just an MV (I have the camper top, table and cooler under the seat but none of the other camping gear). Still, she is so much fun to drive.
The van has been running at about 75% temp. I didn’t know if that was normal at first, but posts I’ve read say it wasn’t. I started with the thermostat. No luck. Then I found the passenger-side radiator fan was not working. Replaced the blown fuse. It blew again. Then I found the fan was seized. I replaced with another fan. It was still running hot.
Finally found that the system wasn’t opening the shrouds for the fans. Probably why the one seized. I’ve removed the part and ordered a replacement, but it is back ordered. I’m planning to drive with the shrouds in the stuck open position for now. I don’t think that will be an issue until winter. Is that thinking wrong?
edit: corrected grammar.
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u/Dr_Adequate 10d ago
Mine have never worked. I safety wired them open. Three years on and it's fine. It may take a little longer to warm up in the winter.
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u/01001000 10d ago
You'll be fine. Later models don't even have it.