Date:         Tue, 2 May 1995 10:37:42 -0700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <ui775@freenet.victoria.bc.ca>
Subject:      Re: I'm back 4 a while



On Thu, 27 Apr 1995, Stuart Hutton wrote:

> There is also a second problem with my engine the temperature seems to
> be just a bit higher than the other engine.  Could it be that this engine
> has been fitted with a high temperature thermostat or should I be very
> concerned about this?
> 

The opening/max opening temp of the thermostat is stamped on it, (of
course this means loosing some coolant to check, and you really otta put a
new O-ring in. If I were you I'd buy a new thermostat just in case...). I
think the thermostats come in only 2 temps, 80C and 87C.
Peak into your rad through one of the fan temp sender holes. See if it
isn't all crudded up. You're "lucky" you have a brass bodied rad, it can
be fixed.
Its because I just had my rad recored that these things are fresh in my mind.


Alistair