I've always heard that replacing the water pump in a Vanagon is a pain, but what about the thermostat? It's frigid here in Iowa now, and my Vanagon will not reach normal operating temperature until several hundred miles on the highway with the ambient temperature being around 95-100 degrees. Actually this was a good thing when I drove the van to Iowa this summer--running the AC in St Louis stop and go traffic got the thermostat up to barely halfway. On a recent long drive in 15 degree weather here, I went back to feel the radiator hoses and they were about as warm as tepid bathwater. Any special hints on replacing the thermostat? _____ Donald Baxter Iowa City, Iowa (319) 337-0494 www.mindspring.com/~onanov "The gap in our economy is between what we have and what we think we ought to have -- and that is a moral problem, not an economic one." -- Paul Heyne. |
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