Date:         Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:02:44 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cooling issues?
Comments: To: ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
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Those temps don't make sense to me.  112f?  a hot tub is hotter than that!
;-)

Get yourself one of these and figure out what's really going on:
http://www.harborfreight.com/infrared-thermometer-with-laser-targeting-non-c
ontact-69465.html

Best to aim at a hose near the T-stat or put a piece of black tape on the
housing.

I don't necessarily recommend this, but you could leave the hatch off and
have someone kneeling on the back seat take these measurements at speed.  Be
sure your helper is someone with enough sense to stay well away from the
engine and not lean over it!  The gun works well at a distance.  If you
can't see the T-stat from the seat, then cut a piece of plywood wider than
the hatch but shorter front to back so you leave a gap to see the target.
Helper can lean on this.  BTDT.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
ralph meyermann
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 7:48 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Cooling issues?

Hi all, just finished a trip with the New powerplant and on the way up I was
running between 190-200f little head wind and fairly cool, on the way back
210-220f with a 20-30 mph head wind. I was noticing that with the
accelerator in the same position running 60 mph it was about 112f and 65 mph
119f? Could the water pump be flowing too quickly to efficiently cool?
I am planning on a new aluminum radiator, a lower temp fan switch and a
higher cfm fan? Any advice is appreciated as always, thanks! Still 19.7 mpg
with big head wind and pulling small 15' aluminum bass boat.
Velma 82 1.9L AAZ  td westy