Normal behavior. The fan doesn't come on until the gauge is ?2-3 needle widths?? above the LED. david At 04:57 PM 4/8/2001, Chad wrote: >sometimes it goes just over it (still over the led but higher up). However, >all the time while idling at a stop light the temp guage climbs to the upper >regions. It doesn't go to max but it does go beyond the top of the led. Is >this normal??????? I know my rad fan works as I've tested it. Could my >thermostat be f'ed up?????? Could it be the thermoswitch in the rad?????? If >so how do I test for it??? David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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