are there different fan switchs on a 1986 1.8 gti cab

Hi folks I have recently bought a 1.8 gti cab 1986 the car had been in storage for a long time and the temperature gauge was getting right over to the right but not all the way but the car wasent over heating the fan was cutting in but what seemed to be late and cools it down a bit but not as much as you you would hope so i changed the thermostat and fan switch flushed the rad and refilled the rad but it does the same thing but dosent actually overheat you can take the cap of the overflow when the guage is hot and it is seems normal no pressure no boiling and the car runs fine ,my question is if i put a different fan switch in with a lower setting for cutting in will this cure the problem or is this normal for one of these cars when i ordered the new fan switch i definetly got the right one but was told there are ones with lower settings :dontknow: does anybody have similiar experiances would love to hear anybodys opinions cheers

I have a 97 mk1 SA import, mine as switch where it kicks in earlier, later type from polo i believe, mine kicks well before the half way mark.
I have changed engine to that from a 78 series mk1 1.6 and still using original rad and switch from SA and still stays well before center maker, so answer to your question yes you'll be fine, plus it will be good for the engine running cooler
Pete :wink:

I think i need a fan switch from a different vw same thread two pin with a lower stting the lowest i can find is 85 which is to high it seems for my car