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• Re: FAQ Needs Critiquing
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Wed, 27 Dec 1995 18:04:59 -0600 (CST)
  ...the thermostat hooked up so >that it can close the flaps in cold weather and thus, keep the engine Doesn't the thermostat OPEN...
• Symptoms of Stuck Open Thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 15:22:42 -0400
  I have a suspicion that my thermostat is stuck open. Some of the things I have noticed are: 1) runs the best at highway...
• Subject: Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott LeGear
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 23:10:16 -0700
  Subject: Re: Thermostat install Question At 05:28 PM 8/2/2001, Ari Ollikainen wrote: > Pyrex dish in an oven with a window in...
• Re: aircooled thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 20:28:53 -0800
  ...ENERGYUNITED.NET> wrote: > How does one go about adapting a brazilian thermostat to work on a 1981 > aircooled Westy. > > David > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified...
• Re: dometic thermostat replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:46:49 -0700
  ...dometic thermostat replacement? > > > > It's not the thermocoupler I need, it is definitely the thermostat. > > And it is the Dometic 182B, sorry, but thought...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:55:28 -0500
  87C is the stock, correct thermostat. The radiator fan switch is checking the temperature of the coolant in the radiator. There is some interesting...
• Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks/ brings up question
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 15:07:38 -0700
  ...a bus needs a cooler thermostat to run at > "normal" temp, in this case > the > 80 degree thermostat, isn't that a symptom of...
• Re: Barely scientific test results, Dometic R182 refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:41:48 -0400
  ...With 110v the fridge responded to different thermostat settings. Using propane the thermostat seemed much less effective. Can someone explain the workings of the...
• Re: Thermostats - 87 degree vs. 80 degree
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:19:09 -0400
  ...Thermostats - 87 degree vs 80 degree | |Stock - 87 degree |Aftermarket - 80 degree | |Here in the South is cool/cold in winter - but in summer...
• Re: Thermostat all over after coolant flush
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 28 May 2008 20:31:30 +0000
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Sounds like air to me. > Have your mechanics bleed (rebleed?) your system. > Both at the thermostat and the radiator. > JC...
• Re: Stat
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 5 May 1999 23:22:07 -0700
  ...Thermostats are you all > using / selling? I would like to chose a stat I can trust! > > Joel > > Joel Shortlidge wrote: > > > Is the Thermostat most...
• Water pipe thermostat to waterpump R/R
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 22:57:55 -0500
  Anyone replace the metal water pipe that goes from the thermostat to the water pump. Looks like a pin hole leak just 2 days...
• thermostat housing needed
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 23:36:11 -0700
  anyone have a thermostat housing cap for a 2.1? I was trying to replace the little hose that goes from the rail to...
• Re: Replacement of Temp II sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 16:51:53 -0400
  ...Sounds as though the person installing the sender didn't have an O-ring the right thickness, or else that the thermostat housing is...
• Re: Substitute for aircooled thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:57:10 -0600
  ...Substitute for aircooled thermostat Seems like a thermistor and a servo could substitute for the NLA thermostat for aircooled engines. The servo could be...
• Plat Cats for sale
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 18:50:40 EST
  ...Comes with exhaust tube, thermostat, thermostat wires, and flexible vent hose w/cap. Instructions and a template are also included. To see a platCat...
• Re: 88 thermostat leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:39:08 -0800
  ...88 thermostat leak > >If any one has a spare (034 121 119) could you > >tell me what the I.D and thickness is? Also...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 28 May 2020 19:18:20 +0000
  ...sandwich adapter with thermostat at oil filter, cooler with > > fan with thermostat in passenger side rear pillar cavity... > > > > why would you think to put...
• Re: Barbie ice cube tray for sale
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 16:05:03 -0500
  ...I've rewired mine to use the > thermostat, but I'm a bit concerned about the contacts in the thermostat > and plan to insert...
• Re: FAQ Needs Critiquing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 27 Dec 1995 19:12:40 -0800 (PST)
  ...the thermostat hooked up so > >that it can close the flaps in cold weather and thus, keep the engine > > Doesn't the thermostat OPEN...
• Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:54:47 -0500
  ...I went on the first extended test drive today after replacing my thermostat. The temperature gauge still does not move above the lowest thick...
• Re: [info] stock temp guage & vdo guage (coolant)???
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 08:00:57 -0400
  I carefully drilled and tapped a hole on the thermostat housing for the VDO temp sensor, and it has to be grounded in order...
• Fwd: 80 Vanagon Thermostat ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Beckett Cantrell
  Thu, 4 May 2000 09:03:56 EDT
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• Fwd: 80 Vanagon Thermostat ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Beckett Cantrell
  Thu, 4 May 2000 10:17:44 EDT
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• Re: Thermostats - 87 degree vs 80 degree
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:10:21 -0700
  ...Thermostats - 87 degree vs 80 degree > | > |I too would only run the 87 degree one but you have the > |thermostat operation a little wrong...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:27:33 -0800
  ...the thermostat is trickerier to get at on those.........and leaving it as is would be tempting. if it has the 2.1 cooling...
• Re: Cooling System: Strange Phenomenon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 19:55:52 -0600
  ...That didn't do it, so replaced the thermostat, problem solved. Over the years a problem that has appeared fairly consistently for me is...
• Re: running hot....any ideas? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 00:58:38 -0500
  ...Someone stated earlier that the heater hoses got hot coolant regardless of whether the thermostat was open or closed, and that the thermostat only...
• Re: Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 00:45:10 -0500
  ...Overheating Issues > A thermostat that has failed in the closed position will cause exactly > the symptoms you describe. It happened to me. > > To make...
• 87: coolant temp sensor for syncro
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 14:50:21 -0700
  ...It appears that I have a slightly different thermostat housing. The standard part is larger in diameter and is held in with a clip...
• Re: Thermostats at Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 14 May 2001 18:32:21 -0700
  ...Bus depot sells it along > with two types of thermostats: one is an 80 degree (celsius I presume) > and the other at 87. Any...
• Re: No heat at stoplights.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 12:19:59 -0600
  ...No heat at stoplights. > > I believe the Thermostat in closed position sends all flow to the heater > cores. That's why water cooled VWs...
• Re: Thermostats...question(s)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:23:45 -0400
  ...method to test the function of one of our double >style thermostats? I am skeptical about the proper operation of my >currently installed one...
• cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Altounji
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 21:14:40 -0800
  I have a new (clone) radiator, new water pump, and a new thermostat on my 89 Vanagon. I assume I followed all the instructions...
• 2.1 l. thermo body o-ring size?
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 17:37:08 -0700
  ...I am replacing the o-ring between the thermostat body and the engine on my '87 VANAGON. The one I removed is now stretched...
• 80 Thermostat Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 19:13:11 -0400
  ...What are the pros and cons of installing an 80 degree thermostat in an (otherwise) stock '87 Westy? Thanks for any information. Mark G...
• Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 20:10:09 -0500
  ...Well I finally got a chance so I pulled the thermostat. I put a pic of it on the web hoping someone could tell...
• Re: temp question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 17:35:34 -0700
  ...I'm going to pull the thermostat this weekend. Either something is keeping it from closing or it's broken. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message...
• Re: thermostat / sensors
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 22:58:36 -0700
  ...I'm replacing the thermostat; should i get the 80 >degree or 87 degree. Is it necesarry to change the Cooling Fan Switch to...
• Winter camping HEAT
  Historical mailing list - J. C.
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 13:43:15 -0800
  Happy New Year all-- I recently connected a wall thermostat to the gasoline heater on my '84 Westy. So far the results are excellent...
• Re: Fridge lights but does not cool
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 4 May 2016 13:55:10 -0700
  does the flame get bigger when you turn thermostat clockwise? With the lights off, or using a cardboard tube, you should be able to...
• Re: Check this part out on ebay..............
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Sep 2012 20:01:47 -0700
  ...I don't think my > thermostat cover would work on this based on the orientation of the > mounting holes for the bolts. Am I...
• Re: high idle speed
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 18:03:26 -0500
  Hi Pat, Change the thermostat and the blue temp sender (for the ECU) http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/temp_sender.htm (Half of the...
• [mitch@geomag.gly.fsu.edu: Re: Thermostats]
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 12:14:03 -0800
  ...Over the life of the program, no thermostat and associated hardware would have saved millions of DM. .. snip>> But one thing to consider here...
• Re: Thermostat,temp2
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 09:08:53 -0500
  ...What is your opinion? I replaced the temp 2 > about 3 months ago. > Darren > Lowell MI > 84 GL Your thermostat is sticking and requires...
• Re: '81 thermo removal
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nolan
  Sat, 19 Jul 1997 23:19:48 -0700
  Thanks to Joe Wagner, Joel Walker, Sean, and G M Bulley, who all pointed out the reasons to keep the thermostat and related equipment...
• Need Parts > anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 09:32:10 -0600
  ...can anyone help? 1 - the elbow shaped, 2" diameter rubber hose that runs from (below) the thermostat housing to the main rigid coolant line...
• Re: O2 sensors revisited (short)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:48:41 -0400
  Geza, What is the temp of your model thermostat? If it is the lower temp one, it opens sooner rather than later and thus...
• Re: Cold blooded
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 25 Feb 1998 23:15:11 -0500
  ...The only thing I can think of > is to try *another* new thermostat, and perhaps check out the thermostat > housing. Has anybody experienced this...
• Re: 1.9L running hot....ideas ? UPDATE running a 70� t-stat instead of 87�?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:35:00 -0800
  ...Obviously, the outside air temp makes some difference but the whole purpose of the thermostat is to keep the engine temps fairly stable under...
• Re: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 13:24:13 -0500
  ...New thermostat funky? Thanks, Geza. I can't think of any other time when I've driven in such cold weather, such a long...
• Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 22 May 2009 15:17:10 -0400
  ...the hose from the thermostat housing across to the coolant distributor burst open about 7-8 inches from the thermostat. No chafing or other...
• pump H2O
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 15:43:35 -0700
  ...Follow the wires and pickup the thermostat while you're there. The heater lines can be T'd into since they are not controlled...
• Re: bleeding system
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 15:06:23 -0500
  ...With the pressure cap off the coolant tank, run it until it warms up and thermostat opens. Run a little longer, then fill the...
• Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 07:41:16 -0800
  If this was so, I would wonder why so many thermostats have a tiny bleed hole. Not much point if they are never closed...
• help with '83.5 Westy thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gibb
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:16:06 -0500
  ...both an upper and lower housing for the 1.9L coolant thermostat. VW offers the lower alone for 80 clams -- heartburn city. Any suggestions...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:15:59 -0500
  ...Don't know if it is possible to melt a > thermostat housing. It may be possible if there is no coolant flowing > through. I...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:48:35 -0700
  ...If the thermostat is working then the radiator itself should measure hotter than the coolant returning to the water pump. So I would question...
• Re: Temp Gauge Out, Heat Blasting
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:57:30 -0400
  ...The heat indicator gauge is fed by an electrical signal from a little sensor on the engine near the thermostat. The engine thermostat opens...
• Coolant Flush Decison
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 12:25:14 -0700
  ...Where can I find a chassis # on the van? If I provide coolant & thermostat, his charge for the manual flush/bleed/thermostat replacement is...