Date:         Mon, 2 Sep 2013 08:28:48 -0400
Reply-To:     KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From:         KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Van seems hottish??
Comments: To: william landsman <unclebeer@HOTMAIL.COM>
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If it is speaking with a brogue, then its Irish, not Scottish…
oh, wait, you said hottish, not scottish. Nevermind. 

On Sep 1, 2013, at 10:21 PM, william landsman <unclebeer@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Hello, 
> Looking for a little advice. I'm sure in the end I will be heading into a shop but it always helps to have as much info as I can. 
> I have a 1990 VW Westfalia. With roughly 3,350 miles on a new engine and transmission that were installed around January of this year. We had a long winter and I travelled for work most of the summer so not a lot if miles put on. 
> I just moved to the Arlington, Virginia area. I hauled the van out here behind a uhaul truck on a car trailer. 
> So on the first trip out here I noticed that the radiator fan was kicking on immediately and staying on for the entire trip. 
> The temperature gauge rises up to the middle, right at normal operating temp. It stays there. But when I go around and check the oil or open up the engine compartment, the engine feels hotter than usual. 

> Any thoughts on why the radiator fan kicks on immediately? 
> Thoughts? 
> Thanks in advance. 
> Also any recommendations on shops in the Arlington, VA area? 
> Regards, 
> Bill
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone