Be sure your coolant lines to the radiator were crossed over for proper flow through the radiator per the Bostig installation manual: https://bostig.zendesk.com/entries/25075132-Bostig-Factory-Manual . A good Vanagon radiator has plenty of capacity, so I think you may have a plumbing issue. Email the folks at Bostig as well. https://bostig.zendesk.com/anonymous_requests/new I remember a couple of years ago when I was considering the Bostig conversion they were recommending pinching one of the coolant lines because the radiator was too effective. I think it was just a hose clamp with a block of wood or some such thing. Check for that up over the spare tire. Good luck! Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Geneva Saint-Amour Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 4:53 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Cool it... The gauge got to the top. The red light blinked. We pulled over. The fan came on. Just one speed. The radiator is 3 years old. The air is purged. We have a dash switch for the fan.Keep it coming.... I am a sponge, soaking up your information and ideas.
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