Date:         Thu, 4 Apr 2002 18:08:28 -0800
Reply-To:     Kathy and Jamie <jamnkats@SUPPORT.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kathy and Jamie <jamnkats@SUPPORT.NET>
Subject:      Re: Running hot, what can be the matter
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(knocks Tim over in a mad scramble for the partmobile)

Aristotle Sagan wrote:

> Let me get this straight...
> Your needle is halfway on the right side of the LED and you are thinking
> about parting the van out?
>
> How much do you want for the whole thing?
>
> tim (shaking his head) in san jose
>
>  >
> >Here's the problem:
> >According to the temp guage, the van is running at a higher and higher temp
> >as time goes along.
> >
> >I put in the low temp fan switch from the bus depot in the fall, and that
> >made the fan kick on at low temps and was keeping the van very cool.  As
> >time
> >(several months) has gone by, the operating temp has gone from below the
> >led,
> >to having the needle rest right above the led (1/2 led showing).  I
> >replaced
> >the fan switch, but that did nothing for the problem.
> >
> >I just had the thermostat replaced, ($190ARRGGHH, and no price estimate
> >from
> >the shop!), and on the drive home the van was running even hotter.  I
> >tested
> >the old one, and it appears to work fine.
> >
> >What do I do now?  I still have the rising coolant problem, and now I have
> >a
> >high heat problem.  Is there a reliable engine heat measurement?  Do I swap
> >out temp sensor?
> >
> >Known Stuff:
> >Radiator Fan Works
> >Fan Switch Swapped out last week.
> >Cooling system pressure Tested
> >CO2 in Coolant test negative
> >New Radiator and long pipes.
> >New Motor
> >New Thermostat
> >
> >I am so frustrated by this that I want to scream.  $6800 of engine work in
> >the last year, and now I'm considering parting the van out.
> >
> >Nobody in the mid-atlantic region seems to have any idea what to do with
> >these problems.
> >HHHHHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPP
> >Peter
>
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