Dennis, thank you for this tip. I have been fighting a cold-running WBX for a while now. Even an NOS VW thermostat did not curing the issue, but this Mahle thermostat did. Now I have full heat...as it should be. Thank you! Christopher T3 Technique -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Haynes Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2018 11:53 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Thermostats especially in colder weather Thermostat operation is a bit more complicated than it appears. The Vanagon system makes its operation critical as it really is a mixing valve set up and in colder weather with all of that reserve cooling capacity the response time also becomes an issue. After OEM t-stats became no longer available I found that many just don't respond consistently. Hard enough even finding ones that are correct. The Meyle brand was disappointing. I have been using Whaler for a long time. On this last rip down to Florida the Whaler let me down. I just installed a Mahle TX 24 87D. First road test, WOW! Granted it is now ~50 here and sunny. Up to temp, gauge needle dead center in ~3 miles. I will be stocking these. And man the heat works again. You can get them here. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D3DH4J6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?i e=UTF8&psc=1 Dennis |
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