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• Re: Temp gauge problems too
  Historical mailing list - Rus
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:13:23 -0700
  ...It's fed by the > black sensor on the thermostat housing which always > sits in the coolant > circuit regardless of thermostat condition. Since > you...
• Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:10:48 -0700
  ...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
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 13:51:58 -0700
  ...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: Substitute for aircooled thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:26:39 -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...
• Re: Was: Like an Old pair of Jeans Now: After Market Replacement Parts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:58:22 -0500
  ...Three hoses, as I remember, a hold for the thermostat and two holes for the sensors, slots for the sensor clips, and bolt holes...
• Re: Conclusion to:"Trouble on the Road in PA" (longish)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 08:13:28 -0700
  ...These cooling systems are built for the extreme case plus 10-15%, operating with the thermostat partly closed most of the time. Pull the...
• Re: running hot....any ideas? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:07:54 EST
  ...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: Thermostat with a hole?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Apr 2021 16:25:13 +0000
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• Re: 87 Westy Engine Running Warm---At Wits End
  Historical mailing list - *****************
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 21:23:02 -0500
  I have had this problem with new thermostats. Its almost as if the thermostat has to be broken in. The bottom line is, if...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 3 Oct 1998 21:51:57 -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: 170 degree thermostat in '83 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 22:29:18 -0700 (PDT)
  On Tue, 2 Jul 1996, john wakefield wrote: > I just encountered an after market thermostat for controling water flow > to the radiator. The start...
• Re: gerry's thermostat problem .... now in english!
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Doherr
  Tue, 22 Nov 1994 11:32:46 -0800 (PST)
  ...if some brave soul would care > >to translate this, it might help some water-boilers down the road. :) > > > >Der Thermostat > > > >Vereinfact gesagt bestimmt der...
• Propex and Tyres/Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm White
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 17:48:21 -0000
  ...Would a standard fridge vent do the job or is there something special about the Propex vent? Lastly, are there any thermostat kits that...
• Re: WAS: Purpose... "Voltage Stabilizer" NOW: quick REPORT
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 6 Jul 2008 15:06:55 -0400
  ...the temperature at which the thermostat just starts to open. It has to get a bit hotter before the wax pellet will expand enough...
• Re: Engine Temp Gauge has stopped working, what do I do to fix this?
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:25:55 -0400
  Got the same problem after replacing the thermostat housing. Is there a way to test the sensor? Wiring? On 8/24/08, Robert Stewart...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 17:08:39 +0000
  The engine can run hot without a thermostat. As the thermostat opens to allow coolant to flow from the radiator, the lower disc closes...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Thu, 28 May 2020 13:25:14 -0500
  ...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: Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 14:21:34 -0400
  ...What it doesn't flush the radiator or the long coolant lines running between the radiator and the thermostat housing and coolant distributor if...
• Re: Cooling System Nightmare. Sorry for the Old Thread
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:09:49 -0800
  ...if it climbs it's the radiator or an air pocket or the thermostat. One thing out the way at least. On 11/14...
• Re: water pump leak in ocean springs, MS?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:35:28 +0000
  ...Right On Folks !!! Those Thermostat Bolts Are The Worst !!!! Everytime ya got that engine bay lid up soak those puppy's down with WD...
• Re: On road, Having problem, coolant related
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 22 Jan 2022 10:58:45 -0800
  The bypass valve on the thermostat housing is off, fully clockwise. I see I have a new thermostat housing, plastic, 025 112 114. I...
• Re: Replacing 1.9 Thermostat Short Hose
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 18 Feb 2020 20:00:54 +0000
  ...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: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
  Sun, 28 Jun 2020 08:16:38 -0700
  ...Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace > > thank you for the comments regarding the hole on the thermostat... > > now another question... > > are there any...
• Re: Coolant top up and headlamps loose
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 14:55:38 -0700
  ...You can still bleed the system but in another way. > > Nothing visible is supposed to come out of the thermostat bleeder. It is > an...
• Re: For those with automatic transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Thu, 19 Feb 2015 19:45:01 -0600
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=616506&highlight= I like that it has thermostatically control fan to keep it cool while...
• Re: Bleeding the damn coolant system! part 2
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 00:37:34 -0500
  ...A faulty NEW OEM VW Thermostat, giving 20% more heat. Both the old one and the new one were 87deg) So that gives me...
• Re: Thermostats
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 11:56:14 -0800
  > > Can anyone tell me the difference between a "non Vanagon" $28.00 thermostat > and the other 1,000 for 3- 6 $ ?? Can a "normal...
• Re: pelonis ceramic heater
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 20:50:00 -0500
  ...It was claiming to have a great thermostat, >better at regulating temperature than a lot of other thermostats because >theirs was external... and not...
• Re: FW: RE: Coolant Overflowing!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 12:26:12 -0500
  ...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: Cooling system '85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 08:41:28 -0700
  given it's well bled, 2 things come to my mind.. - thermostat installed in reverse - clogged radiator (need new one)
• Re: Frustration: 85 Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:01:06 EDT
  Could be a bad thermostat. I would try this first before going any further. Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16
• Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 13:43:39 -0600
  About 1 1/2 years ago I replaced my stock thermostat with a colder one. The bus depot lists these two as 80 degree...
• Part numbers needed please
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley (WV)
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:32:09 -0700
  I need the part numbers for the two sensors that screw in the metal thermostat housing for the Syncro please. TIA Robert
• Atwood Heater for sale
  Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 14:41:31 -0500
  ...I paid a little over 300 and another 15.00 for the thermostat. I'll sell the heater and thermostat for 250.00. I...
• Re: What Should I See On the Temperature Gage?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 12:22:27 -0700
  You probably need to check or replace the thermostat in your first Vanagon. I had experimented with quite a few thermostats before. One of...
• Re: an issue of temperature
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 12:47:14 -0700
  ...I believe that there is nothing wrong with your temp sensor or thermostat. I often use the front heater to dump some cold coolant...
• Type I thermostat (need union nut)
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:21:42 -0500
  Hello all, Well the thermostat on my 82 AC vanagon died last week. I have a good type I thermostat, just like the one...
• Re: Thermostat Woes
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 7 Jan 2012 22:05:57 -0500
  ...I have an AC engine, but assume the WC uses the ubiquitous wax pellet type of thermostat. There's a small round cylinder on...
• Re: TIICo cooling issues
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 14:30:24 EDT
  In a message dated 7/3/02 10:25:33 AM Pacific Daylight Time, bob.spooner@MIDDLETOWNPOWER.COM writes: << Would a missing thermostat cause...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 15:49:06 -0600
  ...Both events were the result of a stuck thermostat. That would be where to look first. Pull the thermostat and run the vehicle witout...
• Overheating at idle
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:37:12 -0300
  ...I recently had a leak, so it might be an air lock problem ? I'm thinking the water pump or the thermostat. It's...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 4 Mar 2010 15:42:24 -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: TIICo cooling issues
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 19:12:26 -0700
  ...There was no thermostat installed. I replaced the switch. I put in a 80 degree thermostat. I don't have a good test on...
• 2.1l Thermostat housings available
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:25:53 -0400
  I have many 2.1l Vanagon black plastic thermostat housings in stock for $49 each. Just FYI if you have been looking for one...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sun, 2 Apr 2017 22:35:34 -0700
  ...Exotic fluids do not change the setting of a thermostat. On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 8:29 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote...
• Re: Thermostats
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 00:54:22 -0500
  At 1:08 PM -0600 1/21/2000, Martin wrote: >Can anyone tell me the difference between a "non Vanagon" $28.00 thermostat >and...
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 09:00:33 -0800
  ...That way the engine heats water, opens the thermostat, pushes all the old coolant out. The problem is, I'm also trying to be...
• Re: Vanagan Runs Too Cold
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 1996 13:10:02 -0500
  ...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: If the water pump or thermostat is broken?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:49:41 -0600
  ...http://www.benplace.com/engine/engine_after1.jpg Thermostat are also design to break in the open position. What is your problem? your post...
• Re: It's cold out there
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 17:34:37 -0800
  The Vanagon cooing system bypasses the thermostat to send heated coolant to the heaters when their valves are open and the engine is cold...
• Re: Diesel: Temp gauge gone crazy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 21:25:01 -0500
  ...end of the head and >another in the outlet where the thermostat is. What is the difference >between these two sensors since they look...
• Re: Rebuilt engine and coolant temp.
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 1 Nov 2018 15:08:57 -0700
  ...sensor, thermostat are new. - I use 80° thermostat on > the > > old engine and rebuilt engine has a 87° thermostat.* > > > > thanks > > > > dan >
• Re: coolant pressure guage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 12:22:19 -0400
  ...Even if the thermostat made a tight seal, which it may since it has a rubber gasket, there's a honking great pipe coming...
• Re: Troubleshooting 'Frig Cooling Problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 07:59:27 -0700
  ...it could be the thermostat. I believe I remember that the thermostat does not function on 110 volts. If the thermostat were out that...
• Re: Replacement of Temp II sensor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 14:11:29 -0700
  ...And a new thermostat housing wouldn't be > amiss at this age regardless, it's 25 years old now. > > As I recall the proper...
• Re: black smoke
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Mon, 22 Feb 1999 23:36:23 -0600
  ...One possible cause would be a faulty thermostat. Mine evidently got old and weak and would open prematurely and get stuck in the open...
• Re: various coolant temperatures in cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 22:51:32 -0600
  ...It's interesting to watch the heating that takes place before the thermostat opens, then watch the change when the thermostat opens and the...
• Re: Tempurature
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 8 May 2002 13:16:04 -0400
  ...The hell with VW new higher temperature thermostat, get the 80-82deg thermostat from Bus depot or other good parts dealer, monitor your cooling...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 28 May 2020 15:23:03 -0700
  ...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: Thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Danny Bean
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:57:35 -0500
  ...Thermostat housing > > >> Well my thermostat housing is cracked and I'm changing it as soon as I get my new one from Van Cafe...