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• 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 - Bill Collins
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 21:28:20 -0500
  >What I can't figure out is... how do I remove >the metal pipe?? it seems to go straight into the hole.... Pull. It...
• Re: [90Vanagon] Do thermostat housings go bad?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 23:27:14 -0400
  ...Tim Marciniak <tmarcini@mail.execpc.com> > I located a coolant leak coming from the thermostat housing area. I > replaced the O ring that seals...
• Re: Thermostat change, indicator difference
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 06:48:39 -0800
  Hi Brian, I recently changed my water pump and also changed the thermostat. My indicator sits just a hair past the red light also...
• Re: Is a cooler thermostat better for the heads?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Jan 1997 16:51:26 +0000
  > I was thinking of replacing the thermostat but I thought of two advantages > with a cooler thermostat: > > 1. The heads would be at a...
• thermostat
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 18:08:17 -0600
  If the thermostat fails in an air cooled VW engine, it fully expands, opening the flaps fully. That engine likes the thermostat and flap...
• Re: " Fail Safe " Type Coolant Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 23 Dec 2017 13:41:03 -0800
  what's a "fail safe" thermostat?
• Re: 88 Vanagon thermostat question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 21:44:46 -0500
  The thermostat you removed with the 078 was not a Vanagon T-Stat. The lower disc is the wrong diameter and was probably sticking...
• Re: Cooling system drivel (not so long)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 16 Feb 1995 08:23:00 CST6CDT
  Steve Wall says: > Diagnosis of Thermostat: > > The thermostat seems to be operating ok - opens at 85 degrees C, > no heat in the heating system...
• Re: Okay, who jinxed my thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:13:21 -0500
  Allan Streib wrote: > Here's something I never understood -- if the thermostat is operating > properly, when the engine is cold no coolant is flowing...
• Re: WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 May 2012 20:27:33 -0400
  ...Also note that the OE thermostat in the link above starts to open 2C higher than our stock thermostats; although the colder one they...
• Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 11:39:25 -0600
  ...I actually took off the thermostat housing when I replaced the thermostat, probably making more work for myself. I'm sure I also lost...
• Thermostat failed :-( , thermo-switch etc.
  Historical mailing list - Sharon & Miguel Calvin
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 16:22:15 -0400
  Many thanks to you all, Using methods suggested by listees (thanks Ken) I have determined that my thermostat is not opening as it should...
• WTB 1.9 thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:18:49 -0700
  Ah Fall brakes, thermostat and another cv joint on its way :) I am about to try and get my thermostat replaced but feels like...
• Re: Thermostat testing
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:34:59 -0600
  Hi all, I bought a thermostat (87 deg. Celcius, Mahler brand) and when testing it by slowly heating in a pot of water, it...
• Re: 85 Westy running warm.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 May 1996 17:59:26 -0800
  > >The other question is....is it okay to run the van in the summer without the >thermostat? Also, what other possibilities could be causing...
• OIL COOLER FILTER SANDWICH PLATE + THERMOSTAT experiences need
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 21:37:12 -0700
  ...Recently I bought the empi oil cooler filter sandwich plate, AN8 PTFE stainless braid hose, the empi thermostat and all the expensive fitting 3...
• Re: Water temp increase after changing hoses, thermostat, and plastic parts
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 30 Sep 2015 15:11:06 -0600
  ...I do know > > the thermostat was changed at about 90K with a dealer thermostat and this > > recent change was at 160K. The new thermostat...
• Re: Waterboxer engined Vanagon, T3, thermostat problem.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 06:12:37 -0400
  ...The large disc does not allow the thermostat to fully open as it hangs up on the smaller diameter opening in the bottom of...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Engine Overheating problems
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 19:38:39 -0500
  Three times I have had thermostat problems with my van - two of which were overheating problems. /time #1 - bad thermostat. It would not open...
• Re: Thermostat/Too cool
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 22 Nov 1994 08:58:20 -0600 (CST)
  ...If the problem is air in the system, is the engine running hot and the area around the thermostat is cool so it stays...
• Help - Looking for a 1.9 thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 09:05:04 -0700
  HELP! need a thermostat housing for an 84 Hi all, I was getting my other car (525 BMW) repaired when I spotted an 84...
• Dometic thermostat control knob
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Toomey
  Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:59:34 +0000
  ...1) The thermostat control knob broke and I am looking for a replacement. Any spares out there or a place to buy? 2) The...
• Re: 1980 Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 07:09:31 -0700
  No, the default position is "full cooling air to the engine" which is what you want if you have no thermostat. And California Imports...
• Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 09:44:45 -0500
  ...I think he called it a"thermostat cocktail" but I could bve wrong. Not sure if that book is still in print or not...
• Re: Drain Coolant to replace Thermostat (2.1 L)???
  Historical mailing list - Dan R. Hall
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 22:11:40 -0500
  I recently replaced the thermostat in my '86 Vanagon. If you don't need to drain, flush and fill your entire cooling system you...
• thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mitch Covington
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 17:27:18 -0500 (EST)
  ...the '71 1600dp I just finished rebuilding came to me with nothing related to a thermostat. I went ahead and rebuilt it anyway, without...
• Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 09:58:04 -0600
  ...I've changed the thermostat in an '84 without losing > more than a pint at most. Mind you this was replacing a thermostat that...
• without thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 08:54:25 -0800
  Javier, In a warm environment it will not hurt to run without thermostat. It may decrease your gas milage. However it will not improve...
• Re: 1980 Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 09:56:08 -0700
  ...1980 Thermostat > > > > No, the default position is "full cooling air to the engine" which is what > > you want if you have no thermostat. And...
• Re: " Fail Safe " Type Coolant Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sat, 23 Dec 2017 17:39:07 -0500
  I would stick to better OE quality thermostats....Like Behr/Hella. On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 5:22 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail...
• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Wed, 7 Dec 2016 10:02:47 -0800
  Now someone else mentioned the thermostat as a possibility. So at cold start the thermostat should be closed and slowly open as engine warms...
• more trouble with metal pipe to thermostat...
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 16:29:46 -0500
  I went out today to make some progress on my thermostat housing removal, armed with the good advice people I've received from people...
• Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 08:55:21 -0800
  Further on closed thermostat coolant flow: All automotive coolant systems provide some path for limited coolant flow when the thermostat is closed. Many many...
• not all thermostats are equal
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 09:09:21 -0800
  ...I bought a thermostat housing on ebay which had the older style thermostats, older meaning that there is considerable more metal in it's...
• Re: air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 14:25:20 -0500
  ...1.9s don't have a thermostat bleed screw. 1.9 thermostats are at the waterpump. There is a bleeder on the firewall fwd...
• Re: backfiring?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:23:00 -0400
  ...The fact that it takes that long to warm up also leads me to think thermostat. I bought a new thermostat, but it seems...
• Temp 2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 15 May 2017 16:37:06 -0700
  ...looking at the thermostat housing from the rear, I see 2 sensors ('88 tintop 2.1 WBX) - #1 on the left of the thermostat...
• Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:06:38 EDT
  ...For example I replaced the thermostat in my 83.5 1.9 liter without having to move the refirgerator at all. ;) Here's what...
• Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks/ brings up question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 01:42:05 EDT
  ...If a bus needs a cooler thermostat to run at "normal" temp, in this case the 80 degree thermostat, isn't that a symptom...
• 1984 1.9L engine UPPER THERMOSTAT HOUSING
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 16:08:41 -0400
  My mechanic pressure tested my cooling system this morning and found a pinhole leak in the upper thermostat housing. Part is reportedly NLA from...
• Thermostat and other things???
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Knight
  Tue, 6 Dec 1994 23:53:44 +1100 (EST)
  Hi all I just wondered if anyone knew about thermostats. I have a 72 Kombi There is no thermostat an no way to circulate...
• Gauge too high ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 20:19:23 -0800
  The engine is not too hot, kind of normal, the big hose at the thermostat won't get hot, but the gauge is getting...
• Re: weekend work
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:03:24 -0500
  I've always argued against using a under-rated thermostat unless recommended by the manufacturer. Most of the time if you are running an...
• Re: Help - Looking for a 1.9 thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 18:42:43 -0400
  ...Help - Looking for a 1.9 thermostat housing > HELP! need a thermostat housing for an 84 > > Hi all, > > I was getting my other car...
• Re: Reduced Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:46:32 -0700
  How does a different thermostat affect the gas mileage? Mr. BZ-like water for chocolate? On Feb 26, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Mike...
• Re: Waterboxer engined Vanagon, T3, thermostat problem.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:00:06 -0700
  ...Waterboxer engined Vanagon, T3, thermostat problem. .... > I recently replaced my thermostat. With either old or new thermostat, > even at highway speeds, temp gauge sits...
• Re: Good peformance - Bad economy
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 04:42:41 EDT
  ...2/ Thermostat. 3/ Thermostat. Of course, this is assuming that you do not hear the cooling fan still running when you get in the...
• Re: 80c or 87c thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:47:44 -0400
  If your cooling system is not working properly the lower temp thermostat will only delay the inevitable. Not only should you use the 87...
• Is a cooler thermostat better for the heads?
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sun, 26 Jan 1997 21:13:12 -0000
  I was thinking of replacing the thermostat but I thought of two advantages with a cooler thermostat: 1. The heads would be at a...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 3 Mar 2010 10:43:02 -0500
  Roger, I can tell you from my experience when my thermostat was bad in my 2.1 - the thing ran like crap and the...
• Re: weekend work
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:19:15 -0500
  Interesting and sounds like a good argument against using a lower rated thermostat. That being said, I would be curious about the physical process...
• Re: Thermostat with a hole?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 23 Apr 2021 22:18:38 +0200
  ...Thermostat with a hole? >>> >>> hi all, >>> >>> I am planning to replace the thermostat on my tintop syncro 2.1 WBX. I >>> will get an...
• Syncro runs hot (Thermostat)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Tue, 23 Sep 1997 07:15:04 -0400
  ...The Thermostat. Thanks to Dennis Haynes, he led me to check this and found a difference between many after market thermostats and the factory...
• Re: bleeding and draining system revisited
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 12:38:49 -0400
  At 23:43 8/15/2000, Jonc wrote: >After changing the water pump and the thermostat housing and replacing the >original thermostat... the temp...
• Re: Thermostat and other things???
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Dec 94 17:45:29 PST
  >> >> >> Tracey, >> On Type IVs there's a thermostat on the bottom of the engine >>that drives a couple of flaps at the top to...
• Changing thermostat woes
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:35:05 -0800
  I put in a new thermostat today (the old one was stuck open). I followed the abbreviated procedure. I parked the van on a...
• Re: cooling question
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 14:03:23 -0500
  ...There is nothing electronic about a fully operational cooling system; the thermostat is a mechanical part. Also, VW confirm that the new thermostat and...
• Lower Temp Thermostat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Aug 94 14:39:33 EDT
  ...request for part number of lower temp thermostat I *think* but do not know for sure that the lower temperature thermostat I have in...
• Re: Thermostat change, indicator difference
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 27 Mar 1999 18:47:06 -0500
  ...Just for the heck of it, changed the > thermostat. Now my indicator needle rides just above the red LED. Before > thermostat change, it always...
• Replacing Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 12:58:59 -0500
  When you replace the thermostat, must you also replace the rubber gaskets? Are these a VW Dealer only item? -Larry John Rodgers wrote: > Sounds...