gt6racer Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 (edited) The cooling fan switch has died in my Gas Gas TXT280 edition '02. Gas Gas USA want $73 for a new one ! The same part is #14.44 ( approx $25 ) in the UK. I don't mind paying a little premium for spares support in the USA but this is ridiculous. Anyway - to my question. Is the cooling switch common across brands ? ie can I get one from the Montesa/Sherco folks, or better still is the part a standard item from a more common application ( bike or car ) - if so what is it ? Please help if you have any info. If not I plan on quitting my job and starting up a fan switch import business. The Gas Gas part number is M0102003. It is held into a cast manifold by a metal clip - no threads. Edited June 2, 2004 by gt6racer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 do you mean the thermostat if so it can be bypassed which will mean the cooling fan staying on all the time it runs a bit cooler but beats cooking your engine join both the wires on the thermostat start the bike and see if the fan comes on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtt Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 Just over $100 Cnd up here, so pricing is about the same. I think the weak US dollar vs the strong Euro is killing you....we here in Canada have just excepted a weak currency as the norm, so expect nothing more I'd be a little concerned about running it full time that you might burnout the fan motor which is more expensive again! Perhaps in the interim you could wire a manual switch? But you'd have to be conscious of it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 I ran my beta with the switch shorted out for two years without ever noticing the difference of running slightly cooler. The fan never burned out either. When I did replace the switch it was one of those like the gasgas that fits in the hoses and I got it from none bike shop source and it was cheap. If only I could remember where I got it. I'll keep thinking and if I remember I'll let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the artist formerly known as ish Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 I don't know if they use a common temp switch, but I do know that a twenty amp fuse will fit in a five amp fuse socket, and when something goes wrong it fries the job lot. Why not buy the correct part for the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boofont Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Maybe stating the obvious, why not buy from the UK and then get it sent to you? Should cost no more than a tenner to get it sent to the States, thats about $18? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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