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• Re: Type I thermostat (need union nut)
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:13:44 -0500
  ...c-ya Jonce >Hello all, >Well the thermostat on my 82 AC vanagon died last week. I have a good type >I thermostat, just...
• Re: Thermostats - 87 degree vs 80 degree
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:56:42 -0500
  ...Thermostats - 87 degree vs 80 degree > | > |Stock - 87 degree > |Aftermarket - 80 degree > | > |Here in the South is cool/cold in winter - but in summer...
• 91 GL Running hot still...what next?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Haydon
  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 11:27:26 -0600
  ...Both the metal pass tube from the thermostat and the bypass tube are hot, but the hose from the radiator into the thermostat is...
• thermostat installed and engine seal
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 19:33:29 -0400
  ...anyone got any ideas?? thanks Jonce >Using the following two URL's, I was able to take my german thermostat >(purchased from Bus Depot...
• Re: Coolant Temp?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:07:27 -0500
  When I first bought my '85 (in 2002) the thermostat was stuck open. I had the same symptoms as you. In fact, during the...
• Re: Drilling a hole on thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 31 Jan 2016 23:06:54 +0000
  ...Drilling a hole on thermostat? > > hi all, > > someone told me to drill an 1/8" hole on a new thermostat. The original one > doesn...
• Replacing Thermostat... and gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 18:49:39 -0600
  Hi, It seems like I need to replace the thermostat on my 1991 2.1 L Westfalia. It seems straight forward enough, though as...
• Re: Air Cooled Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:36:26 -0600
  ...Air Cooled Thermostat > Howdy Listees, > > I cleaned and tested the thermostat from my '82 air cooled westy today > and found that it measured 42...
• Re: Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 08:16:18 -0400
  ...Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L) >Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 05:42:22 -0500 > >Hello all! > >Thanks for the advice...
• Re: Thermostats...question(s)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Sep 2015 01:56:22 -0400
  ...Numbers are straight out of Bentley for stock 87C thermostat. >if Don has a 'par' value stat ..say 180F .. >I would expect start of...
• Re: REAR HEATER VALVE - 'Not' Understood (Sorry Zoltan)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:05:25 -0500
  ...I'm not sure, but I think that without this the thermostat will not open and the engine will overheat with the thermostat still...
• Re: Dometic Fridge on my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 11:07:58 -0600
  The thermostat is for propane/110V only. Does not work for 12V.
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 18:59:48 -0500
  ...Before the engine reaches operating temperature, the thermostat is closed and there is no coolant flow through the radiator loop. In order to flush...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 13:01:50 -0600
  ...If the thermostat starts opening @ 85C (approx) and is fully open @ 105C, I'd assume that the 105 is where the "normal" spot on...
• Running hot Update. How hot should it be
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 18:57:58 EDT
  ...I the radiator is new, and the thermostat is new, does this mean underperforming water pump? Or underperforming new thermostat? Any help appreciated, Peter
• Re: Thermostats...question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Sep 2015 08:40:42 -0400
  ...Thermostats...question(s) > > Is there an accepted method to test the function of one of our double > style thermostats? I am skeptical about the...
• Re: What to do with Metal pipe to thermostat housing??? (WAS: Re: Bolt breakage on thermostat... what to do?? (WAS: Re: changing thermostat on 1.9l))
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 13:27:02 -0800
  ...I have both bolts loosened which hold the thermostat housing to the water pump, so I figure now I need to disconnect all the...
• Re: Fixing Problems today, help needed. (and now with video....)
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 9 Mar 2012 08:28:35 -0500
  ...That thermostat is 2 years old, I wanted to hear an easier answer. :) :) It does sound like it though doesn't it? Bryan -----Original...
• Re: Hot engine, cold radiator
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Apr 2001 09:50:36 -0500
  ...It was the thermostat. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver John Flaherty wrote: > > Subject says it all. Engines running hot (about 3/4 of the...
• Re: Drain Coolant to replace Thermostat (2.1 L)???
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 01:28:11 EDT
  ...the system first? >> John, my man, you can swap out the thermostat with little loss of coolant if you first pinch off the small...
• Re: thermostat bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sun, 30 Nov 2003 16:07:30 -0500
  >>>On a 91 2.1 which way is the thermostat housing bleeder screw closed? Clockwise or CounterClockwise? I just replaced a hose and need...
• HELP! I did something stupid
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 23 Jan 97 11:16:50 EST
  ...Today I broke the thermostat flaps return spring. You know, the little spring that's wound around the shaft that connects the two flaps...
• Re: Dometic fridge on 110V?
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Sun, 25 May 2003 17:01:31 -0400
  Does the fridge rely on gravity or why does it have to be level? Is overheating the concern? I bypassed the thermostat and it...
• Re: Cylinder Heads - can they be welded ??
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 22:12:40 -0400
  ...not to gloat, but when i noticed our '84 vanagon temperature gauge reading low, and subsequently discovered poor electrical bonding between upper thermostat housing...
• Bolt breakage on thermostat... what to do?? (WAS: Re: changing thermostat on 1.9l)
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 6 Nov 2005 14:05:19 -0600
  ...I just twisted the head of one of the bolts on the lower thermostat housing. What can I do about this? I don't...
• Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 11:19:01 -0800
  ...I installed a new thermostat. I tested the old thermostat and the new thermostat on the stove, and they both operated exactly the same...
• New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 09:33:30 -0800
  ...Installed a new Temp II sensor and thermostat at the same time. The thermostat came from one of the usual online presences, can't...
• Re: engine removal/swap questions (update)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:41:50 -0500
  All, I should have stipulated/clarified that the thermostat housing on the receiving van is an 87 Wolfsburg and the donor car was also...
• Re: 82 Diesel Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 7 Nov 1998 18:39:22 -0500
  ...It could be from the thermostat, or from the housing that attaches the thermostat to the pump. The thermostat and housing is the lowest...
• Re: running hot....any ideas? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:31:19 -0700
  Chris Pull the thermostat, put it in a pot of water on the stove along with the wife's candy thermometer and check the...
• Re: running hot....any ideas? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 16:17:08 -0700
  ...Heater and rad are separate circuits right? Does the thermostat only close the rad circuit? if so it's probably the thermostat. If not...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 13 Aug 2018 08:21:02 -0700
  ...the lost of ground at the thermostat housing is still a mystery to me. My other 2 syncros doesn't have that problem and...
• Re: Cold starting oil report Mobil 1 15w-50
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 13:15:39 -0500
  ...I forgot to change to lower viscosity and remove the thermostat lock one Fall and on the first cold day it blew the large...
• Re: Bus Running Cool - Cooling System Question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 10:35:29 -0700
  ...The heater circuit bypasses the thermostat. If the thermostat runs wide open, the coolant never gets warm enough. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan...
• temperature guage on 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 09:20:52 -0700
  ...I recall a second sensor near the temp 2 sensor on the thermostat housing. I am guessing that I want to order the two...
• Re: Engine air control flap question (somewhat urgent :^)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:06:49 -0700
  ...Engine air control flap question (somewhat urgent :^) > The thermostat set up is a fail safe. Bellows fail or cable snaps, flaps > are open. Thermostat...
• Danfoss type fridge help needed. NVC
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:47:26 -0700
  ...Thanks, Chris C � � "Looking for a thermostat assembly for our Norcold DE 540 refrigerator.� � I found�a place online that has a kit�updating...
• Dometic Fridge woes
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Jun 1997 16:30:58 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I've ordered a thermostat $126.00 from a local RV repair and parts service that Dometic recommended, so I should be operating by...
• Re: Thermostat Questions
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 12:31:13 -0800
  ...Do you have to drain the coolant to replace the thermostat??? 1) not really. If your coolant is new-ish (saw a year old...
• Thermistat ???
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:43:57 EDT
  ...My mechanic which is the same person I bought my 1987 Wolfburg edition from has always run my Van without any thermostat in the...
• Re: Thermostat question
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 30 Oct 2018 20:19:04 -0500
  Of the information stamped on the thermostat, I don't see a problem with the number 87. I do see a problem with the...
• Re: Frying ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 24 May 2000 07:40:40 -0700
  ...You have a bad thermostat or something wrong with the temperature measuring system (sender, instrument voltage regulator, gauge, etc.). 2) The Vanagon depends on...
• Re: tstat question
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 26 Dec 2000 18:08:38 EST
  Jay; The thermostat I purchased from Autozone was no near the correct size. Buy only the correct German unit, I have heard a few...
• Fail-Safe thermostst
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 17:55:15 -0400
  ...have used these with success in ordinary cooling systems, but the water cooled vanagon, as we all know, requires the thermostat to modulate the...
• Re: !RE: [WetWesties] What Should I See On the Temperature Gage?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 16:22:37 -0500
  The only time my gauge went that low was when I was foolishly driving one summer without a thermostat, which I would guess to...
• '87 Vanagon Thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Irwin
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 10:30:49 +0000
  ...When stopped suddenly, the thermostat cannot react fast enough to bring the radiator online before the boil-over occurs. My question is this: Has...
• Re: AC Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 23:14:44 -0400
  ...PM, John Bange wrote: > Anyone know offhand what temperature the AC thermostat "clicks" at > when you > set the system to max cold? Maybe I...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 20:37:09 -0700
  ...But hasn't > seemd to help. > > I plan to replace the thermostat, but would like to run with out a > thermostat for just a...
• Re: Thermostat housing differences, syncro and non-Temp 2 sensor plug
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:35:28 -0400
  ...Thermostat housing differences, syncro and non > > In looking at my project, 1989 2.1 wbx, I have found a VDO temp sensor that fits...
• Re: Thermostat/Too cool
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Nov 94 7:40:59 EST
  ...a) get correct thermostat; b) purge system and plug all leaks; c) check blockage in any part of the system; d) (not familiar with...
• Re: Thermostat housing leaking like Crazy!!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 16:15:41 -0800
  Peter, Did you remember to install an O-ring on the new thermostat? If you look at the old 'stat, you will notice that...
• Re: experience using Mocal Thermostatic Sandwich Adapter (Oil Thermostat), Type 4 Engines (-8AN Tight Clearance Fittings), MOC-SP1TM18
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 22:36:57 +0000
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• 1.9l Thermostat Housing Project- Need a sample
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 6 Apr 2017 12:01:53 -0400
  I have found a fabricator who is will to look into making the 1.9l Vanagon thermostat housing out of billet aluminum. As many...
• '86 F.I. probs continued.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Pickering
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 07:52:06 -0500
  OK, after many suggestions (O2 sensor, thermostats, other wiring, etc) and much checking (O2 seems OK) the thermostat temp sensor (the blue one on...
• What's your temp gauge at on the freeway?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 12:40:35 -0700
  ...The thermostat was replaced not long ago. Also, I recalled when I was driving on a trip through a colder area, say 10-20...
• Q Re: bleeding thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:42:24 -0400
  ...bleeder, but couldn't get any antifreeze to bleed through the thermostat bleeder....any ideas? It runs fine on the highway, but its heating...
• Stat
  Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
  Thu, 6 May 1999 07:09:44 -0500
  Is the Thermostat most of you use a 87 degree Celsius WAHLER mad in W. Germany??? Joel Shortlidge '87 Syncro
• Re: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 20:42:13 -0500
  Any of you online vendors want to start producing zipper bras? There seems to be a market...
• Re: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - syncro.carboncow
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 13:03:18 -0500
  Now although I doubt temp2 and temp gauge sensors seldom fail (from anther post) I have had new thermostat fail out of the box...
• Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 22 May 2009 17:33:42 -0400
  John, you can use the syncro thermostat housing in your 2wd van and there is no problem with the hoses. However there is a...