Date:         Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:59:11 -0600
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Okay, who jinxed my thermostat?
In-Reply-To:  <49766D9D.700@verizon.net>
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I've actually seen semi-trucks doing the same thing. Thought it was to
increase the heat on the core for internal comfort.

I found that if I am low in the van, the tstat is slow to open. FYI.

On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 6:34 PM, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote:

> Once, during a trip, when I discovered that my thermostat had failed
> open, the engine actually started running rough as it was very cold out.
>  My temporary fix was to put a sheet of cardboard (I usually carry some
> under the rear cushion for something to lay under the van on) in front
> of the radiator.  I covered better than 3/4 of it and, after a time, the
> gauge actually started to show normal temperature.
>
> Mike
>



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Michael in San Antonio
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