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Date:         Fri, 3 Feb 2006 06:21:31 -0800
Reply-To:     Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: running hot....any ideas?
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This is what my 85gl is doing with a new termostat/water pump, seems air is out. my fan does come on,my needle just moves up higher now with this new termostat in. little above LED but never blinks ;) good thing..

new termostat gone bad early? sucks..

Joe

-----Original Message----- >From: Sam Walters <sam.cooks@VERIZON.NET> >Sent: Feb 3, 2006 4:22 AM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: running hot....any ideas? > >Robert, > >It has been pointed out many times, several times in this thread, and >hundreds more in the past, that the needles can be highly variable and >inaccurate. > >Before you start adding oil coolers or paying for new parts, get a >infrared thermometer device and point it at a number of parts of the >engine to determine if it is really hot, or is just giving you a too >high reading. Monitor it as it is heating up from cold and while >running to get an idea of how hot different points are. > >For years, I used to worry about this in my old 84 when it would read >pretty high and the fan would run a lot while in stop and go traffic. >Once I got the infrared and took some measurements and found out it was >doing just fine. The fan would come on and lower the coolant >temperature just fine. > >It doesn't take much fan time with the fan running to lower the >temperature 20-30 degrees. Get some real data on the issue. > >And as several people have said check the thermostat, even if it is >new. And before putting a new one in, check the old one in a pot of >water on the stove, and if it is bad, check the "new" one before >installing it to make sure it is good. > >Sam > >-- >Sam Walters >Baltimore, MD > >89 Syncro GL, Zetec Inside >85 Westy Weekender >85 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbodiesel - to become veggie oil powered > >All incoming and outgoing email scanned by >automatically updated copy of Norton AntiVirus.


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