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• Re: help water pump 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 02:32:08 EST
  ...when going in to replace the thermostat the 3" bolt in my 1.9 liter (1983.5 westy) that holds the thermostat housing to...
• Re: Operating temperature? (temp gauge needle, etc)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 4 May 2008 16:51:14 -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: Best flushing method - 2.1,and maintenance questions.
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 13:27:03 -0500
  ...If you try to use the flush kit on a cold/non-running engine, the thermostat will keep the flushing water from circulating in...
• Re: Where should my temperature guage run normally? (DIESEL WESTY)
  Historical mailing list - The Henry's
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 20:57:00 +0000
  ...hours next time), the new 80 degree thermostat turned out to be a 87 degree thermostat when it arrived. (no big thing, winter is...
• 2.1 Temp sender resistance values?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 07:57:47 -0500
  ...It concerns a couple questions about the stock temp sender on the thermostat housing. 1. Are the resistance values the same for both temp...
• Re: !RE: [WetWesties] What Should I See On the Temperature Gage?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:42:45 -0700
  ...I had All Foreign put in a new > thermostat > when I bought the Westy two years ago, but it ran the same after as...
• Engine overheating - Need Advice
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:50:38 -0700
  ...Thought it might be a stuck thermostat ...but that doesn't seem to be the case. Thermostat and thermo switch changed and system properly...
• Re: Minimal Heat (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:09:31 -0800
  ...Another annoying pitfall is the four pressed-in threaded bushings the thermostat bolts go into. If the bolts are rusted in, you can spin...
• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 7 Dec 2016 09:35:21 -0800
  I am wondering if the thermostat could be stuck open intermittently...
• Thermostat replacement
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 12:25:38 -0400
  I have the O-ring, do I need sealant? Thanks Matt 89 GL Westy
• 80 degree thermostat
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:37:58 +0000
  Dumb idea, or saves the summer overheats, or wears out the hoses? Raul
• Re: help with '83.5 Westy thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:37:00 -0500
  Why do you need it? What's wrong?
• Re: Having Problem with Overheating (1.9l to 2.1l conversion)
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Tue, 9 May 2000 19:03:30 -0400
  ...Removed new thermostat and tested it in boiling water. Opened at around > 180 degrees F. > 2. Flushed coolant system out with water. > 3. Tried...
• Re: Thermostats
  Historical mailing list - Kevin J. Turinsky
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 06:44:21 -0800
  ...Now, is the 80c thermostat you're talking about available in a Syncro-type model? Or, should I ask...will it work on a...
• Re: I'd love to pick the brain of a diesel vanagon owner with some cooling circulation experience
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:55:46 -0700
  ...The second sentence.....coolant returning from the engine doesn't go to the head, it goes to the thermostat connection - The main circuit is...
• driping thermostat on an 85 Westie
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 10:06:21 +0000
  Hey Volks, The thermostat housing is dripping slightly on my 85, have any of you had problems with that? It looks like it is...
• Re: Summer's coming and my van is getting hotter than ever!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 11:52:35 -0500
  ...Run the vehicle without the thermostat for a distance. See how it performs with no thermostat at all. Then put the thermostat in and...
• Re: Thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:46:06 -0700
  ...Thermostat housing > Well my thermostat housing is cracked and I'm changing it as soon as I get > my new one from Van Cafe...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:39:16 -0500
  Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> writes: > B-but, where's the temp sender? When the engine is cold and the > thermostat is...
• Re: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 17:01:13 -0800
  ...New thermostat funky? <My temperature gauge behaves exactly as yours does. I also saw a difference in the gauge after the new T'Stat...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Dec 2012 to 12 Dec 2012 - Special issue (#2012-348)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:06:33 -0500
  ...Check the archives for Thermostat and see what happened this past summer to a couple of engines that got the wrong thermostat installed. One...
• Re: Overcooling Hypothesis--Long
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:32:03 -0800
  ...They sure made a whole other thermostat arrangement. If you study other cars you'll see more evolved thermostat systems. I think a BMW...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Thu, 28 May 2020 20:01:17 +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: '86 a/c rotary combo thermostat/fan switch - where to get a replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:03:24 -0400
  ...fan / thermostat switch for my '86 weekender. >> It's the one with the fan speed on the inside ring and the thermostat >> control on...
• Re: Running Hot ?? - Cools off with heater valve open??
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 13:38:20 -0500
  It could be air, but I would pull the thermostat and drive it around a bit. See if there is any change. If it...
• Re: AC Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 23:48:22 -0400
  ...These AC thermostats are much better design than most cars today. Find a used one on Ebay. Come to thing of it, I may...
• Re: 90 cooling problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:55:21 -0400
  ...Water cooled thermostats use a "Waxman" to operate. If the wax should leak out which often happens after any overheat it will not open...
• Re: another key continued...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 10:31:16 EST
  That is actually the Thermostat Housing. I have the gaskets for $1, but if you are going to work on it I would recommend...
• Re: Scott: common knowledge?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:40:07 -0800
  ...re "I don't think automotive thermostat technology has changed much if at all since the fifties. " There are two significant advances in thermostat...
• Re: Cooler Thermostat - Info
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 16:44:23 EDT
  Reference Joe Wagner's & Todd Francis' comments on a cooler Thermostat - To Todd Francis, The List, et al There is a cooler thermostat available...
• Re: 85 water pump [was: 102mph - Turbo vs. 6-cylinder]
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 23 May 2007 09:45:22 -0700
  ...I found the two long bolts attaching the thermostat housing to the pump very likely become frozen and broken when you try to unscrew...
• Re: Thermostats...question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:02:01 -0700
  ...method to test the function of one of our double >> style thermostats? I am skeptical about the proper operation of my >> currently installed one...
• temp question
  Historical mailing list - Chris Fall
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 15:30:18 -0800
  ...The thermostat was also replaced. I seem now to have a hard time keeping the thing warmed up. Takes a fair amount of time...
• Re: Thermostats especially in colder weather
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 13:57:48 -0800
  ...Not directly related to thermostats but another cause of poor heat in my van is the way I modified the then air cooled engine...
• Re: Our bus lives!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 16 May 2003 21:10:59 -0400
  Ri wrote: > It does seem like the idea of a jetta thermostat switch for the fan > would be good, cuz it does seem to...
• Re: 87: coolant temp sensor for syncro
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 12:39:11 -0400 (EDT)
  ...My original '87 Syncro engine had an aluminum > thermostat housing and a screw-in temperature sensor. The 1990 engine had a > plastic thermostat housing...
• Re: Fixed (Re: dometic pilot goes out when thermostat turned up)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:15:42 -0400
  ...dometic pilot goes out when thermostat turned up) On Jun 23, 2006, at 12:05 AM, Andy Highland wrote: > My dometic lights and stays...
• Re: coolant leak after long idle
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:15:53 -0700
  ...The behavior of the thermostat as regards > coolant pressure in the radiator is well known and not a matter of > belief or faith. The...
• Re: A/C Freezing Up?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 07:15:04 EDT
  ...The AC thermostat is stuck. Yes, you have an AC thermostat, it is there to keep condensation from icing-over the evaporator, blocking the...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:33:58 -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: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 15:49:30 -0700
  ...Thermostat install Question > At 4:47 PM -0400 8/2/01, David Beierl wrote: > >Bentley (19.8) says "heat thermostat in water. Opening begins...
• Adding a furnace (watch out for the thermostat type)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 15:48:50 -0700
  ...When adding a furnace and thermostat, make sure the thermostat has an off position that is actually off. Don�t think that putting the...
• Re: Temp gauge reading to low
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:41:38 -0700
  ...Everything > else seems to be normal. > > Could the thermostat be stuck open? > > -Mark > ‘87 Syncro
• Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 17:05:25 -0800
  ...The 86+ has the temp gauge sender in the thermostat housing. It needs coolant flowing to get an accurate reading, especially with the plastic...
• Re:Thermostat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 08 Nov 95 18:19:59 EST
  ...My question to you is "Did you remove the air-vanes that the thermostat controls?". If you did, find some old ones and get...
• Thermostat???
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 20:36:59 -0400
  Hello everyone, I'm building an engine for my girlfriends ' 61 Bug and am wondering about the thermostat. I'd like to NOT install...
• Espar heater mods
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 22:32:09 -0600
  ...I'm thinking that timer can simply be wired around with a switch, or maybe even a thermostat? A thermostat run espar would be...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 04:09:17 -0500
  ...if not, coolant isn't flowing, perhaps due to a failed closed thermostat, or excessive air in the system. if the intake hose to...
• Part needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jun 2022 15:18:38 +0000
  For an 87 and later I need the AC thermostat rheostat. Anyone have? Thank you, Dennis
• thermostatic control models too,
  Historical mailing list - Radish150
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 18:23:46 -0800
  any reason these could not be installed? mark... http://www.strikemaster.com/home.html
• high temp thermistat
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:49:05 -0500
  anybody have a recommendation for a source for a high quality high temperature thermostat? mike
• Re: Installing plat cat weekend fun...
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:10:50 -0400
  ...Consequently, the thermostat is slow to respond to the heat from the Platcat, resulting in an overheated van, unless I set the thermostat at...
• Dual Air Conditioning in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 23:05:32 -0500
  ...The thermostat for the front unit controls the compressor magnetic clutch and the rear unit thermostat controls a solenoid valve in the refrigerant line...
• Dometic lighting advice
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 17:06:53 -0600
  ...Turn the toggle to gas, turn gas ON and set the thermostat at it's lowest setting. I believe this to be in the...
• Re: If the water pump or thermostat is broken?
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 12:56:46 -0500
  >>>I think I'm going to have to check the thermostat.<<< Can you be more specific? why? >>Will the pressure build up and start...
• Re: AC Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 21:24:23 -0400
  ...AC Thermostat After trouble-shooting my non-cold AC, my mechanic friend determined the AC thermostat (in left-rear pillar housing) to be bad...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 28 Jun 2020 09:42:34 -0700
  hi Ed, if you're talking about operating temps of the thermostat in the Subaru engine, I'd think this link is the answer...
• Re: Overheated Westy '87
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 10:41:01 -0800
  Wow! A melted thermostat housing. I'd say you *may* have dodged a real big bullet there! --- :^) Was the thermostat replaced? Any wiring near...
• Re: Thermostats [Was: Spooked!]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 06:11:51 -0700
  ...But at what cost? > Bill Witz 84 Westy Lemme guess -- removal of the thermostat on the 1.9L will pretty much mean complete loss...
• Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 22 May 2009 20:20:39 +0000
  SNIP.... mostly the plastic hose connections, like the thermostat housing and the distubution pipe behind the engine on the later vannies..... SNIP SNIP Luckily...