Same thing happened to me a couple of months ago. There are 2 temps 80c and 86c. I think the normal one is the 86. Seeing the needle up that high freaked me out so I had an 80 degree installed and now my needle sits right on the warning light and my blood pressure is back to normal. -----Original Message----- From: Mark Watts <MVAone@AOL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 12:34 PM Subject: Re: Thermostat problem??
>I had my t-stat replaced while on the road. Now the guage consistently reads >one needle mark above the warning light. Did they put in a higher temp >t-stat? What temp is the normal one? BTW mine was stuck in the open position. >Caused mucho gas consumption. It was 10 degrees out. > > >tia, >Mark > |
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