OK I checked the radiator and its warm on both top and bottom........thank goodness.....so its getting circulation all the way around i guess.......thank goodness. I didnt think the thermostat was sticking cause i changed that too. i checked the wires at the black sensor and there is no power......so then i took the dash apart and checked for power to the gage no power there.....all fuses ok and so i guess ill see if power is coming from the fuse box and start there for a short. there is a test in bentleys for the gauge im gonna try. BUT if anyone has any thing else to add it would be appreciated. Rus Best way to check for > flow to the radiator is to get your hand on the > radiator itself and see if > it gets hot. Radiator flow or not, though, your > temperature gauge should > read something at least APPROACHING engine > temperature. It's fed by the > black sensor on the thermostat housing which always > sits in the coolant > circuit regardless of thermostat condition. Since > you've already changed the > sensor, I'd check the wire run and temp gauge. > > > -- > John Bange > '90 Vanagon > "Keine Bange, wir holen die Zange!" >
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