Don't know if this will help anyone but I have been playing around fixing some stuff whilst waiting for parts for my engine rebuild.
It's just a continue on from the thermo fan fix in the shop talk section and I can only trial it in the saucepan until the bike gets back together anyway but thought I would post.
I had three switches
1 broke in half
1 would not work at all when testing
1 stayed on all the time
So I took too the one that would not turn on at all.
1. Use a screw driver around the top edge where the edge is pressed in
2. Turned upside down in the vise and turned to release the two prongs and base from the housing
3. Prised it up to seperate
4. Soaked everything in vinegar and cleaned with a scrubbing brush
5.blew out with the air compressor
6. Cleaned the contact points with some 600 paper
7. Turned upside down in the vise and clamped in
8. Sealed the edge with high temp loctite gasket sealer
9. Taped it back into place
10. Pressed the edge back down tapping with a hammer
11. Put the base back on
12. Tested in the the saucepan
13. It worked
14. Came on about 60 but did not turn off
15. Took the pin out and filed it down with a file. It turned on and off.
16. I tapped the back on to tight so I could have pulled back up again but instead I filed their which adjusted the turn on temp. Just filed it until when I screwed on the base the continuity meter showed that there was no contact.
I am going to try another one and see if I can make it work better.
Thermo Fan Switch Fix
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Thermo Fan Switch Fix
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- Lever up. Inside is clean cause I took photo after cleaning
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Re: Thermo Fan Switch Fix
Some more procedures
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- Undid the bottom bit and removed the pin
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- Soaked the parts in vinegar
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- Cleaned parts with toothbrush
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Re: Thermo Fan Switch Fix
More stuff
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- Cleaned contacts with 600
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- Put loctite around the edge
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- Taped down
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- Taped the sides down again
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- Loctite
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Re: Thermo Fan Switch Fix
Forgot to say I tested the contacts before glueing back together
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Re: Thermo Fan Switch Fix
I reckon it's got potential. I cannot test it in the bike yet but kick it around and see if. It's worth a cracker
How far you tap the top back in determines a lot so I reckon connect the meter up to the pins whilst knocking it back on to get it closer.
All the best
How far you tap the top back in determines a lot so I reckon connect the meter up to the pins whilst knocking it back on to get it closer.
All the best
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- Turning on at 63
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Re: Thermo Fan Switch Fix
You are a man after my own heart.
I did something similar, but you went deeper than I did. I pulled the small sensor and made sure the small pin was clear, cleaned the outside, boiled and assembled. Worked fine after that.
Great pictures and write up as well.
I did something similar, but you went deeper than I did. I pulled the small sensor and made sure the small pin was clear, cleaned the outside, boiled and assembled. Worked fine after that.
Great pictures and write up as well.
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Re: Thermo Fan Switch Fix
Cheers Pierce,
I have another one that I am going to play with to see if I can do it better. I had three of the switches and the taking off the end and soaking in the vinegar got one working but it stays on all the time and the other one I could not get it to turn on at all. The one that did not turn on at all is the one I did in this thread. I am going to try the other one and see if I can get it working again to (top turn off). A mate at work has some clear 3M epoxy that goes to 140 Celcius so I might try that.
I don't know how long it will fix the problem as I said it is untried on the bike. Someone else might improve on it or do a better job hopefully.
There is also a small plastic type tab that goes over the top of the contact and I think next time I might loctite it down so that I do not risk it moving when inserting the contacts back into the housing. I have read that when they stop working that they tend to stay on and I can see why that happens. When you move the contacts up and down they tend to stick in the closed position when dirty so a good clean out helps.
My concern was wether the loctite would hold it in postition and for how long. From the construction of the unit it appears to be blocked at the tail or pin end so water should not be able to get through so I am assuming that water will not get through to the contacts. But they always say that one should never assume
I have another one that I am going to play with to see if I can do it better. I had three of the switches and the taking off the end and soaking in the vinegar got one working but it stays on all the time and the other one I could not get it to turn on at all. The one that did not turn on at all is the one I did in this thread. I am going to try the other one and see if I can get it working again to (top turn off). A mate at work has some clear 3M epoxy that goes to 140 Celcius so I might try that.
I don't know how long it will fix the problem as I said it is untried on the bike. Someone else might improve on it or do a better job hopefully.
There is also a small plastic type tab that goes over the top of the contact and I think next time I might loctite it down so that I do not risk it moving when inserting the contacts back into the housing. I have read that when they stop working that they tend to stay on and I can see why that happens. When you move the contacts up and down they tend to stick in the closed position when dirty so a good clean out helps.
My concern was wether the loctite would hold it in postition and for how long. From the construction of the unit it appears to be blocked at the tail or pin end so water should not be able to get through so I am assuming that water will not get through to the contacts. But they always say that one should never assume
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