Date:         Sun, 26 Mar 2006 00:09:11 -0500
Reply-To:     Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
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From:         Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
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              Re: [VANAGON]            
                running hot....ideas ?  U PDATE runni
              ng a 70º t-st...
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Chris

the sender can be tested with a multimeter and the resistance graph is in
the bentley.  and yes sensors can be flakey.  i do believe mark posted a
short while ago that he has junked brand new sensors because they didn't
measure correctly.  get a cheap ir gun, i don't have one but i soon will i
have the waekon coolant test system and the ir gun is just nicer and
quicker to use.  cheap ones can be had at radio shack or just roll by your
local mechanic and toss him a few bucks to come out the back door of the
shop and shoot your system in a couple of spots.  also did you test that
t-stat you pulled out in a pot of boiling water?  that is cheap and easy
and will tell you what condition the parts that you changed out were in.

i await the data from the old t-stat.  or the new one for the at matter.

jonathan

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 3/25/06 9:37:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET writes:
>
>
>> Chris,
>> You posted a problem and what you tried as a solution, sort of asking a
>> question and now you are grumping that you don't like our answers.
>>
>>
>
> Dennis, i do appreciate your answers...you and Mark Drillock and everyone
> else who has added their input (i wish i could list you all)  i value your
> opinions highly..i didnt have a IR heat gun to check temps..   so if i put a stock
> t-stat in there and it still reads 3/4 then what next?   im not going to bend
> the needle in the gauge..  does the gauge sender in the t-stant housing usually
> go bad?
>
> chris
>
>
>