Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 11:21:40 -0400
Reply-To: Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Tempurature
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<P>i used to have the same worries about my van. but four years of many traffic jams, drive thru windows, and many hot summers and still never over heated. the cooling systems on our vans are very good. they allow for extreme changes in engine temps. my 90 the indicator sits right above the light at normal operation. in summer climbing mountains the needle gets very close to the high end. it always has and i keep on pushing without any problems. there are three speeds to the radiator fan that kick on at certain temps. you should learn to listen to these. the fiirst you barely hear with motor running, the second speed is definetley audible, and the thrid sounds like a plane is landing next to you. when you hear the third speed fan and your van is not cooling down, maybe you should pull over and cool off. the other speeds will cool your van down just fine. don't worry if your indicator is running above the light when driving in the summer under a good load. vw claims anywhere in the spectrum is in normal range. also note, use a good quality motor oil like mobil 1 20/50 and this will greatly improve the cooling of your engine.</P>
<P>hope this helps!</P>
<P>jason</P>
<P>90gl<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: Tracy Bonin <ICCULUS22420@YAHOO.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Tracy Bonin <ICCULUS22420@YAHOO.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Tempurature
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 06:20:17 -0700
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<DIV></DIV>>Hi everyone, well I was just curious as to what temp Vanagon's usually run at in the summer. This is my 1st summer with mine, and I have been noticing a few things, and I was just wondering if the are normal......
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<DIV></DIV>>1st the temp used to run pretty much exactly in the middle of the light dot and the bottom, sometimes even below the middle......latley though it's been running at about the dot or a little higher......is this normal?
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<DIV></DIV>>2nd I've noticed that sitting and not moving even a a light or in the fast food drive thru makes the temp go up pretty quick, and not go down all tooo quickly......is this normal? (if I ever got in a major traffic jam on the highway, I would definitly have to turn offf the engine......)
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<DIV></DIV>>let me know.................
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<DIV></DIV>>thanx,
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<DIV></DIV>>Tracy
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