June 2, 200422 yr 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, 200422 yr by gt6racer
June 3, 200422 yr 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
June 3, 200422 yr 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.
June 3, 200422 yr 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.
June 9, 200422 yr 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.
June 11, 200422 yr 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?
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