Sourcing / replacing Thermal switch

[sharkjazz]

Hello,

Had a few overheating issues recently. Always when on a long climb in 2nd / 3rd and once in Tehran rush hour (start stopping). The warning light had came on about 4-5 times.

Anyway, when got round to looking into the issue, it would appear the thermal switch wasn't working correctly. The fan is the two speed fan model, but I never noticed the slow speed fan coming on and the roaring beast of a fan only started as the warning light came on, then would go off quite quickly.

As a fix have removed the the wiring to the thermal switch and made a manual switch that can turn the mega fan on.

Questions.
1) Is the thermal switch a standard part, specific to the T25, specific to VW? Are they easy to replace, am in Iran where VWs are non-existant, onto Pakistan and India next. But if is a very specific part will have to orgnise someone to send me the part somehow.
2) Could any serious damage been done by overheating and having the warning light come on a few times?

Cheers

[kevtherev]

The warning light is to inform you that the coolant level in the header tank is too low (we'll assume this was checked)....aswell as over heating
the switch is generic to golfs and scirocco that I know of ...maybe others.

part no..

25 195 9481K

dual thermo-switch
87-76C/93-82C 3 pin / CS,DG,DJ,JX, KY,MV,SR,SP