Date:         Sun, 27 Oct 2002 20:17:03 -0800
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum_westy@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Collum <collum_westy@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Overheating not the problem; not warm enough
In-Reply-To:  <3DBCAEA5.A51F6019@adelphia.net>
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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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