<< Although I've heard that gauges and sensors vary, I've got two vanagons now, an 83 and a 90, and I would consider either of them overheated if the needle was a needle's width over the LED. In fact if it got over the LED at all I would be checking things out at the side of the road. >> When warmed up, mine runs a needle's width above the LED *minimum*, up to about ¾ scale maximum. I've put 20K miles on a Tiico conversion, but the old boxer behaved exactly the same...it was yanked at approximately 165K miles. According to my '89 owner's manual, it's perfectly acceptable to run within this range: "When the engine is working hard and in stop-and-go-traffic or in hot weather, the needle can show a very high temperature, but this is not serious as long as the warning light does not flash". George/ATL '89 WesTiico, Wernher |
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