Date:         Sun, 9 Dec 2007 14:21:16 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL
Comments: To: Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com>
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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
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