87 degrees Celsius Matt. Works fine winter & summer. VW Vanagon fitment, not Audi; they're the same size but not really compatible. If you don't have a trusted source locally Van Cafe is fast and reliable. http://volkscafe.com/vanagon_parts.jsp?pa=p&p=1863105196&ct=1991397800 On Dec 9, 2007 1:56 PM, Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com> wrote: > That's good to know, especially for this winter (the desert (great basin) > is > dang cold!) I'll put a different thermostat in. I just finished a 1500 > mile > trip for business and fun, got 19 mpg. Better would be better. And now > that the ambient temperature is getting down toward 10F, more in the > heater > would be better, too! > > What do I look for? 90 degrees? I don't even know what denomination they > come in. > > Matt > > -----Original Message----- > From: Evan Mac Donald > Subject: Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL > > A cooler thermostat will lead, in general, to lower MPG, because of the > way > the way the ECU interprets the signal from the Temp2 sensor... ...The > cooling system in a waterboxer Vanagon could handle general duty cooling > for > a small V-8! >
-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/ |
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