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Posted by 49Reo
- March 08, 2013, 14:00:39 PMThe only way I could get mine to come on was on a hot day, lugged it down so it was working hard on an incline, finally it came on. Only time in 5 years. (that I remember, anyway!) 
Posted by John Hopkins
- March 08, 2013, 12:53:30 PMthe fact that the fan is coming on is a good thing, many water cooled engines have a limited time that the fan switches on but the fact that it is cycling means that the coolant is circulating, I have three honda shadows and I have fitted bypass switches to some of them so that I can switch on the fan whenever I want to..
A good flush and coolant clean every year will ensure your engine has the best possible chance of working for a good long time..
Incidently, I hate it when you lot complain about hot weather it always reminds me that the sun came out here for ten minutes in 1994 in August and we all stopped work and had a very quick party to celebrate.
John.
Posted by 45 Bravo
- March 08, 2013, 11:12:01 AMI have had my drifter for going on 3 years.
the fan has come on 2 times.
once sitting at a road construction blockage this last summer when it was over 100deg. f, and once while idling around a camp ground in 1st gear.
I live in mississippi, it gets hot here, even this last summer it was 105 f. here, it never came on as long as i was moving.
At first I thought it wasn't working too, my friends 800 fans come on a lot earlier and more often than mine.
45 Bravo
Posted by chief
- March 08, 2013, 09:08:26 AMThe engines are different in several ways, even though they are both 1500... the set points for fan operation is about the same, but the differences in the engine and fuel systems likely make the nomad a bit hotter than the drifter. Drifters do run cool, comparatively speaking.
And, there are even differences between individual bikes of the same model when it comes to operation. Each model has characteristics common within the model, but there are always individual differences in the bikes.
If you aren't overheating, likely no problem. You KNOW the fan is working!
Posted by teamster6
- March 08, 2013, 08:17:47 AMI read that but would there be a differance in the two bikes?? Maybe differance is carb verses fuel injection? Pretty strange.
t6
Posted by waltervl
- March 08, 2013, 05:22:13 AMIt has been discussed before here, the Drifters Fan only switches on at very high temeratures. I have heard mine only one time in a traffic jam on a hot summer day (30 degrees Celcius). On a normal spring day it will not switch on.
Posted by teamster6
- March 08, 2013, 00:47:27 AMIts been in the middle 30's for the temp here in idaho. I have been running my 99 nomad and the 1500 drifter.
I noticed sitting idleing the Nomad cycles the engine fan about every two or three minutes.
The drifter just sits there and the fan does not go on. Its not overheating and the jugs feel warm not hot.
Whats normal do you think the nomad has a thermostat out or something or might something be wrong with the drifter. I would think both would cycle as there both 1500
anybody have any ideas
t6