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• Re: Looking for good used upper and lower thermostat housing for 1.9l Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:55:31 -0400
  ...Looking for good used upper and lower thermostat housing for 1.9l > Vanagon > > I am in need of a nice upper and lower thermostat...
• Re: Thermostat Woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 7 Jan 2012 19:31:59 -0500
  At 05:15 PM 1/7/2012, Evan Mac Donald wrote: >All right volks - I have two thermostats that I >am attempting to test...
• Re: bleeding and draining system revisited
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:32:28 PDT
  ...I have a matched BMW thermostat and fan switch so the fan will come on sooner - and my temp guage has been lower ever...
• Re: Behr Radiators
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:38:41 -0700
  ...so) (thermostatically controlled) a high enough temp that this would heat the > interior the normal hot temp? Could the source have a thermostat that...
• Re: How hot is HOT?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 14:25:42 -0400
  ...I found some > interesting numbers in Bentley: > > Thermostat begins opening at 85C/185F; fully open at ~ 105C/221F > > Thermoswitch for radiator fan Stage I...
• Re: FW: RE: Coolant Overflowing!
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 17:34:36 +0000
  ...If its all stone cold, the thermostat ain't opened yet. Once > > the thermostat opens and the radiator starts to warm up, it should...
• Re: Replacing 1.9 Thermostat Short Hose
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Tue, 18 Feb 2020 14:44:29 -0500
  ...I replaced the thermostat and > hose eight years ago, but I don't remember if I pulled the pump or not. I > know I...
• Re: [T2] Why is my 77 Westy running so cool???
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:20:47 -0800
  ...I have a thermostat installed, but NO under pushrod tube > sheetmetal on. The thermostat appears to work fine, but man that engine is too...
• Re: Hot engine, cold radiator
  Historical mailing list - Pablo E. Bonilla Fern�ndez
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 09:28:35 -0600
  ...Don't want to scare you, but I had to chance the thermostat three or four times before I decided for a rediator change...
• Re: Operating temperature? (temp gauge needle, etc)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 4 May 2008 16:14:39 -0400
  ...This seems to me to indicate that the thermostat is > mostly closed, which should make sense since it only starts to open at > 190...
• Re: Substitute for aircooled thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:38:44 -0800
  ...Substitute for aircooled thermostat > > Seems like a thermistor and a servo could substitute for the NLA > thermostat for aircooled engines. The servo could be...
• Re: Cold blooded
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 06:08:14 -0800
  ...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: Thermostats [Was: Spooked!]
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 21:02:11 -0700
  ...Spooked!] > On Fri, 2011-06-03 at 20:59 -0500, Tom Hargrave wrote: > >> A cooler thermostat is a quick fix for a lot of...
• Re: Rad Fan isn't working properly
  Historical mailing list - eric unrau
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 17:29:22 -0400
  ...1) the thermostat is stuck in the closed position 2) the rad is plugged 3) the waterpump isn't moving enough water Sure do...
• Need help in Chicago area..thermostat hosuing blown.
  Historical mailing list - Peter
  Sun, 5 Sep 2010 13:50:42 -0500
  ...Bad stuff happened when I was cruising down I-88 and the new hose snapped a nozzle off the thermostat housing. I need a...
• propex heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:49:35 -0400
  ...Can someone who has one (or knows them) give me some info? I have this switch box/thermostat for it. The switch can go...
• Re: AC Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:37:22 -0400
  ...jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > Anyone know offhand what temperature the AC thermostat "clicks" at when > you > set the system to max cold? Maybe I...
• '81 thermostat necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nolan
  Fri, 18 Jul 1997 17:52:36 -0700
  ...Several people (including the parts manager at VW) have told me I would be better off not bothering with the thermostat. Some have said...
• Re: 83.5 underheating
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 19:55:19 -0400
  Jim, I think your thermostat is stuck open. -Larry Jim Arnott wrote: > Yup, you read it correctly. Lisa's 83.5 is underheating. It...
• Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 08:34:42 -0400
  Does it reach 105C where you are? Whew! Jay
• Thermostat soup: A comparison.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 11 May 2009 17:14:51 -0700
  ...I got a new thermostat (FLAPS special) and pulled the old one. I don't remember what brand the old one is but it...
• Water Pump/Thermostat Housing Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 29 Mar 2014 12:13:55 +0000
  Good Morning All, Installing my new water pump, thermostat, and other assorted items today. Got a couple of questions: The new water pump (Graf...
• Thermostat upgrade
  Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 18:03:12 EDT
  ...He had taken an Audi 5000 Thermostat and TFS (Thermo Fan Switch) and replaced the original Vanagon parts with them. He claimed that the...
• low temp gauge reading need ideas...
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:37:13 -0500
  * Good thermostat (tested fine) * Appears to be correct level of coolant and bled * Gauge slowly started creeping lower all week * Heater (front and rear...
• Thermostat gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:29:47 -0800
  ...On a '90 Westy, is there only the one rubber gasket for the thermostat swap is there more like maybe a cardboard like one...
• Re: Suburban Type Furnace Install;
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:08:49 -0700
  Where do you get a programmable thermostat? Would it work with a Propex? Is there a specific model that's recommended? Patti 90 Westy...
• Re: flow to radiator from water pump How fast should it be?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:47:51 -0800
  Gary, I recently changed my waterpump and thermostat and found that my bleeder hose had been plugged, most likely with some kind of rad...
• thermostat cover nipple
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:28:33 -0400
  ...I would call the top of the thermostat housing, but which parts places call the thermostat cover. They had stuck a nail in the...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 4 Mar 2010 09:58:53 -0800
  ...Thermostats do not suddenly fail without cause so > >> what > >> are the symptoms? > >> > >> The waterboxer thermostat is not a simple open/close device. It is...
• Re: Re:Vanagon Temp Guage
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Jul 94 18:18:15 PDT
  ----- Begin Included Message ----- On Thu, 14 Jul 94 17:28:33 CDT David Kao said: >Anyway, I decided to replace the thermostat. ... >But, wait...
• Re: changing thermostat on 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 5 Nov 2005 15:10:51 -0800
  ...changing thermostat on 1.9l > So, I set aside this weekend to replace the thermostat on my 1.9l > (manual) vanagon. I just looked...
• Re: Poor power until warm
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Fri, 17 Aug 2018 21:07:51 -0700
  Ha! Do you mean the blue Temp II sensor next to the thermostat housing? If so, I replaced that one about 1.5k miles...
• Re: Overheating and MPG?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 01:16:19 -0400
  ...net (Thomas Story) writes: > >Any advice as to the problem? The thermostat is removed, and there's a 2 >inch gap in the engine...
• Re: Dometic Fans
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 21:08:24 -0400
  ...If yours doesn't run, it's busted or unhooked or jammed against the fiberglass insulation or has a bad thermostat or the thermostat...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 22:08:01 -0400
  ...How do you remove the thermostat housing from the drivers side head? Also do I need to remove the hard coolant line from the...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 3 Apr 2014 12:39:41 -0400
  ...Also, set your oil cooler fan thermostat a bit higher than your coolant thermostat. Keep your oil/water heat exchanger for quicker oil warm...
• Re: Thermostat housing on 87 Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 1996 06:23:06 PST
  ...The thermostat housing tightening toque reads 10Nm(61 ft-lbs).If you will reference the item above that entry reads" coolant pump pulley 20...
• Re: Coolant Service Procedure
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 02:46:43 +0800
  Are you draining the system when the engine is at operating temperature? If you are, your method will work well provided the thermostat is...
• Re: RE Bentley Thermostat housing torque values
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 96 11:46:02 -0800
  ...RE Bentley Thermostat housing torque values Hi All, To convert from Nm (Newton-meter) to ft-lb (foot-pound) multiply the Nm value by...
• thermostat / sensors
  Historical mailing list - joe lucca
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 12:02:47 -0400
  ...I'm replacing the thermostat; should i get the 80 degree or 87 degree. Is it necesarry to change the Cooling Fan Switch to...
• Vanagan Runs Too Cold
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 21:40:47 -0600
  ...I have changed the thermostat but no change. When the problem first occurred I assumed a thermostat stuck open. I went to the local...
• Re: GOOD 80 Degree Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 18:32:27 -0700
  ...GOOD 80 Degree Thermostat > > Why do you want the lower temp stat? If the radiator can't keep things > cool, then opening the stat...
• Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:45:13 -0400
  ...as I recall. >> Thermostats vary. Some are fast, some are slow to respond to delta-"t". >> Others are numb to respond at all. >> >> Now...
• Re: Thermostats especially in colder weather
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sat, 27 Jan 2018 14:17:20 -0700
  ...Even an NOS VW thermostat did not curing the issue, but this > > Mahle thermostat did. Now I have full heat...as it should be...
• Re: stalling at stop lights. epiphanany - Thermostat stuck openor tempII what do you think?
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 21:17:47 -0400
  yeah It doesn't look like fun trying to get the thermostat swapped out. I think I'll just get the sensor. I have...
• Thermostat Hose
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:27:55 GMT
  Hi list, While puttering around with the Temp Sensor II on my 87 Syncro, I noticed that a hose was disconnected from thermostat housing...
• Re: Help - Looking for a 1.9 thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 19:49:25 EDT
  ...Does anyone have a good thermostat housing available for a 1.9Ltr. engine. How much?
• Re: overheating issues
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 09:55:30 -0700
  ...Turning on the heater fans bringing the temp down can also indicate a bad thermostat. Cheaper and easier to replace than a radiator. Probably...
• Plastic thermostat housings for 2.1l Vanagon back in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:01:04 -0400
  We just got a stock of the plastic thermostat housings from Germany. These are brand new OE units that have reproduced in Germany after...
• Re: Temperature guage
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 07:28:57 -0700
  ...At the same > time, I replaced both of the temp sensors in the thermostat housing and the > fan switch in the radiator (along with...
• Re: WTB: Upper and Lower thermostat housing for '85
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Wed, 16 May 2012 06:14:07 -0400
  ...Upper and Lower thermostat housing for '85 > Also, I've used my wife's PayPal account (I don't have one) and her name...
• Re: Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:43:22 -0800
  ...Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold I went on the first extended test drive today after replacing my thermostat. The temperature gauge...
• Two Inch Coolant Hose
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:14:08 -0700
  Hi List, On my '89 Syncro wasserboxer, there is a two or so inch coolant hose that goes from just under the thermostat housing...
• removing the fan housing, engine in car?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 03:24:50 -0500
  ...Well I finally got the thermostat parts that the dread PPO (aren't they usually worse than the PO?) removed from my bus. (though...
• Re: Thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:36:16 -0400
  ...12:29 AM, Danny Bean <dannybean@me.com> wrote: > Well my thermostat housing is cracked and I'm changing it as soon as I...
• Re: Engine parts needed
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 13 May 2005 13:27:01 -0400
  ...thermostat bracket thermostat cable pulley flywheel bolts lower left tin, CA model (the piece that covers the pushrod tubes) Your help would be greatly...
• Re: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 22:45:38 -0500
  ...New thermostat funky? I'd suggest that if the thermostat is indeed closed so no heat is being lost through the cooling system (heater...
• Re: Thermostat Hose
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 23:16:43 -0400
  ...Thermostat Hose > Hi list, > > While puttering around with the Temp Sensor II on my 87 Syncro, I noticed > that a hose was disconnected from...
• Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:36:33 -0800
  A cooler thermostat will lead, in general, to lower MPG, because of the way the way the ECU interprets the signal from the Temp2...
• Re: driping thermostat on an 85 Westie
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 22:27:38 -0600
  On the other hand, I had a hell of a time trying to get the thermostat housing past the exhaust and mounts. After much...