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Date:         Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:35:40 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      `87 Westy Syncro running hot
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Our `87 Westy Syncro with stock 2.1L has for years always operated with the temperature guage needle centered on the LED. It would climb on long inclines, or other similar hard use situations but in general it stayed on the LED the rest of the time. The last couple of summers it has been reading a needles width higher and lately a bit more so that it seems to maintain just below 1/2 way between the LED and high mark. Turning on one or both heaters will bring it back down but obviously that is not going to cure the problem. Years of operation tell me this is not normal for the van especially when you consider that we are in Alaska and ambient temp is never more than 75 - 80F. The coolant level is fine and it has a fresh fill with the proper ratio of antifreeze and water. The radiator was flushed recently as well. We do use a bra on the van during our road trips as we tend to go places where rocks, bugs, etc, will attack the front of the van. Our trips always include mountain passes as you can't get anywhere from here without going through one or more of them but the elevation gain is usually not more than 1-2000ft and a gradual climb with few exceptions.

I would appreciate any ideas or suggestions to cure this with out just throwing parts at it. Sticking t-stat, radiator plugged???? Anyone have any ideas?

TIA

Mark in AK


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