FWIW, when I first got my '85 Westy, back in '02, it was obvious that the thermostat was stuck open. When I removed it for replacement it looked normal and opened and shut with the "pot of water on the stove" test. Anyway, the replacement thermostat worked properly and still does. I tossed the old one in spite of the test. It apparently would stick in use. I don't know what brand it was. Mike
Geza Polony wrote: > Yes, sounds like it's running too cool. But see the thread Mike started a > week or two ago...it's not as simple as it sounds to fix it. You may find > that your thermostat, when you pull it, is as closed as closed can get, and > it's still running cold. Impossible, you say? And yet true. > |
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