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Date:         Wed, 29 Mar 2000 08:08:35 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Thermostat problem??
Comments: To: John Clavin <jjc@BGA.COM>
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You are probably right about the faulty thermostat. I have had so many thermostat failures that I replace mine every 18 months or so as a matter of preventive maintenance. For me they always seem to fail in the closed position, which overheats the engine. So I just don't take the chance.

John Rodgers 88 GL Driver

John Clavin wrote:

> I had a pressure leak develop where the thermostat housing bolts to the > side of the water pump on my 85 Vanagon GL. Checking things out the next > day revealed that the coolant line from the radiator is not getting warm. > Also the radiator appears cool to the touch. This all happened rather > suddenly, so I am guessing it is a bad thermostat. Any suggestions for > further diagnostics before I rip this apart? > > Also any suggestions on whether or not to use gasket goop on the o-ring > that fits over the pipe connecting to the right head when I reassemble? Any > particular gasket goop recommended? > > ********** John Clavin | jjc@bga.com | Austin, TX **********


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