Hey Roger, you can always block off the radiator opening with cardboard and tape until you achieve the desired result. When in a similar situation, I blocked off the bottom grille completely and that put the temp needle almost straight up and down. Good luck! On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 7:19 AM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>wrote: > dear fellow vanagoners > > i am in a position where i am making a 20 hour drive with out the > thermostat > in place on a 1984 vanagon > with a 2.1 digifant replacement engine (2005) with less than 1000 miles on > it ... > > benny boy says the thermostat is crucial to proper performance of injector > system > then he writes about living in very cold quebec ... > > i am in the very pleasant northwest ... > > i will of course replace thermostat with proper item once back home > > will 20 hour drive cause problems ... > what about a four hour drive to get parts then ??? > yours > > > -- > roger w > From Proverbs: > Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a > servant who becomes king ... > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ > View the growing list of video work at: > http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners >
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