Date:         Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:38:28 -0800
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: question about thermostat ... or not
Comments: To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <71d9cdf91003030831k42cd25ffl304f2fcec3d8eceb@mail.gmail.com>
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thanks jake
i figured as much on this one but bennyboy was so insistent i just wanted to
be sure that with our different conditions i could stress the situation for
a little ...
i get lots of heat when working .. prior to full successful bleed
was doing that last night when fuel lines let go and am just about to
commence fule line replacement with new gowesty kit
yours

On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 8:31 AM, Jake de Villiers <
crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 ...
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>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
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>
>


--
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/
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