Tbill; VW did a lot of testing in the desert, I have heard that the radiator is adequate enough for a V8. A common problem is clogged cores. I have had both of our vehicle's radiators "blasted" out. This fixed a major overheating problem in our 85. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC> On Thu, 20 Aug 1998 18:57:12 -0700 t bill <tbil@YAHOO.COM> writes: > >The problem is that in this Texas heat you need that AC running 100% >of the time. The temp goes 3/4 the way up the gauge, the high speed >fan kicks in, the compressor turns off, the water cools just a little, >then the fan turns off, compressor back on etc etc. > >My solution was to install a manual fan switch that LEAVES the high >speed fan ON so that the engine temp gets down to something like >normal. The VW engineers never thot about temps over 100 degrees. >Problem now is that I have no AC while the fan is left on. > >Thanks for the info. I'll give it another look this weekend. > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] |
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