Date:         Thu, 21 Aug 2003 07:02:49 -0700
Reply-To:     Dave Vieira <dave172c@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Vieira <dave172c@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: temp gauge, wasserboxer
Comments: To: Art McGinn <amcginn@MICROWEB.COM>
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Hey,

I do belive if it stays in the light bulb range your
good :)

needle starts to pass the bulb .. crank the heat and
pull over :) .. but thats just me.. i like to play it
safe with these vans :)


--- Art McGinn <amcginn@MICROWEB.COM> wrote:
>   a neighbor just bought an '86 vanagon, his first
> vdub, in fair shape. he
> asked, "do these tend to run a little hot?" as an
> air-cooled guy, i spared
> him my opinion and lack of knowledge of the
> wasserboxer but asked him what
> his temp gauge was showing. he said the needle
> stayed roughly in the middle
> between hot and cold, and that a little red light in
> the temp gauge was not
> coming on. i said that sounded pretty good to me. is
> that a fair assessment?
> cheers, art '82 westy


=====
Dave Vieira
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada

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