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Date:         Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:23:27 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Cain <jcain@MINDSPRING.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Cain <jcain@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Thermostat problem??
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <38E20E62.9D62A50E@hiwaay.net>
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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.




Is this true for others?  I have an '85 Westy with about 80,000 miles
and wonder if I should look at it.  Does the replacement require the
"raise the front end" coolant purge of a complete coolant flush?


Thanks,


Jim in Atlanta, with Herbie
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