Date:         Mon, 16 Oct 1995 16:51:34 -0800 (PST)
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From:         Gregor Durstewitz <GDURSTEW@oimb.uoregon.edu>
Subject:      RE: '85 engine trouble -- help!

> Date:       Sun, 15 Oct 95 19:19:32 CDT
> Reply-to:   gsker@lenti.med.umn.edu
> From:       Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@lenti.med.umn.edu>
> To:         Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu>
> Subject:    RE: '85 engine trouble -- help!

> On Fri, 13 Oct 1995, Michael A. Radtke wrote:
> > Aaron,
> >
> > 1) Temperature gauge: Almost for sure a bad thermostat.  This also
> >    could cause all of the other problems except:
>
> Not necessarily.  Mine did the same thing (always reads low now) and after
> much agonizing and replacing of thermostats, I decided that there was
> something really wrong, but my temperature was really ok.  I haven't
> bothered finding out what is really wrong, but it's NOT the thermostat.
> It's the gauge or the wire. (I replaced the sender).
> --
> Gerry
> Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U of MN Med School Admin 6-5379
> Home St. Paul,Ramsey County,Minnesota, USA

don't know if this is related, but the temp gauge in my 84 rabbit does weird
stuff once in a while. it usually shows the temp to be right in the middle
between hot and cold, but every once in a while it jumps up to the red mark
for a few minutes, then returns to normal. i know it's not real because the
gas gauge that sits in the same instrument panel goes up 30% as well, so
it's gotta be some electrical thingy going on there. never thought it
important enough to investigate though...
    loaf on,
            gregor










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