During a long trip (winter) in my '84, the thermostat stuck open. It was cold enough outside that, not only did my heater put out cold air, the engine didn't run right. I had to partially block off the radiator with cardboard until I got home where I could replace the thermostat. Mike '85 Westy '84 GL --- Marc Perdue <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET> wrote: > Not that I want to complain about my Vanagon NOT > overheating, but my > engine temp. gauge barely comes off of Cold these > days when the outside > temp. doesn't get over 60 degrees F. When I start > out in the morning, > 35-40 F outside, it takes 5 to 10 minutes for it to > start to warm up > inside. Do you suppose the PO took out and left out > the thermostat? If > so, isn't it bad for the engine to not have the > thermostat to help it > warm up quickly? Am I totally off-base here? Do > Vanagons just take > that long to warm up normally? > > Thanks, > Marc Perdue
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