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polo & micra rad fan switch thread

dan__wright - 7/1/08 at 01:38 PM

i have a polo or micra rad (cant remember which) im trying to sort a plug for the fan switch hole, does anyone know what size it is?

Thanks.

Peteff - 7/1/08 at 01:57 PM

Buy a thermostatic switch and screw it in. They are about 22mm.

dan__wright - 7/1/08 at 02:12 PM

i have got a blank but its does leak slightly.

bit of epoxy should seal it but anyone see any problems with this? reacting with block or anything like that?

mitch2b - 7/1/08 at 02:34 PM

what about PTFE tape

Mitch

dan__wright - 7/1/08 at 03:20 PM

tried that, still leaked slightly.

MkIndy7 - 7/1/08 at 05:19 PM

M22 x 1.5 rings a bell to me

I think some of them seal on a soft copper of fiber washer rather than on the thread itself.

RichardK - 7/1/08 at 06:41 PM

I went to a scrapper and got the proper fan switch. 50p bargain

Rich

David Jenkins - 7/1/08 at 07:29 PM

When I was in GSF (German Swedish French?) I asked about a blanking plug - turned out that a switch was cheaper! Now I have 2 thermo switches, wired in parallel - if either is too hot, the fan comes on.