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dogcoves
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 Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 5:28 pm Post subject: Strange sound after engine is shut off |
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I just got back from a 3 day camping trip and when I pulled into the driveway, turned off the motor, a strange sound came from the front of the vehicle. Sounded as if a small motor was whining down. I started my 87 Vanagon again and something wasn't right. Once again when I shut the motor off a weird sound of something spinning/whining continued a few seconds after. I just had a new radiator and fan put in a few months ago. Anyone got any idea what's going on?
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levi
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| Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 5:37 pm Post subject: Re: Strange sound after engine is shut off |
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| dogcoves wrote: |
| I just got back from a 3 day camping trip and when I pulled into the driveway, turned off the motor, a strange sound came from the front of the vehicle. Sounded as if a small motor was whining down. I started my 87 Vanagon again and something wasn't right. Once again when I shut the motor off a weird sound of something spinning/whining continued a few seconds after. I just had a new radiator and fan put in a few months ago. Anyone got any idea what's going on? |
Did it sound just like a radiator fan running?
I have no idea what that could be...
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dogcoves
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| Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:44 pm Post subject: Re: Strange sound after engine is shut off |
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| levi wrote: |
it sound just like a radiator fan running?
I have no idea what that could be... |
No doesn't sound like that.
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riceye
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| Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:17 am Post subject: Re: Strange sound after engine is shut off |
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| dogcoves wrote: |
| I just got back from a 3 day camping trip and when I pulled into the driveway, turned off the motor, a strange sound came from the front of the vehicle. Sounded as if a small motor was whining down. I started my 87 Vanagon again and something wasn't right. Once again when I shut the motor off a weird sound of something spinning/whining continued a few seconds after. I just had a new radiator and fan put in a few months ago. Anyone got any idea what's going on? |
Check to see whether or not your right-hand a/c knob on the dash is in the off position. If the knob is turned, even a little, the radiator fan will run until you switch off the ignition, and will spin down causing such a sound.
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dogcoves
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| Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:27 pm Post subject: Re: Strange sound after engine is shut off |
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| riceye wrote: |
| Check to see whether or not your right-hand a/c knob on the dash is in the off position. If the knob is turned, even a little, the radiator fan will run until you switch off the ignition, and will spin down causing such a sound. |
Yep that was it--my 3 year old daughter must have turned it a bit at one of our stops. Living in Santa Cruz and camping mostly on the coast I have never used the air conditioning. Now I know that the A/C works.
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