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• Re: Symptoms of Stuck Open Thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:50:25 -0400
  ...of a working thermostat -- you're not having to wait until the whole radiator loop is hot because the thermostat is shutting off that...
• TIICo missing thermostat: replaced
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 10:08:06 -0400
  All, I installed the missing thermostat on my TIICo engine. I put an 80 degree unit in. Here is what I found. With the...
• Re: thermostats
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Dec 1996 20:34:54 +0000
  ...Also, thermostats have a bad habit of > getting 'lazy', i.e. they open too soon (or actually never completely close > when cold) and the...
• temperature (sorry)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 13:48:58 -0600
  Sorry about the last partial post, anyhow, I replaced by thermostat with a cooler one and was wondering about the running temperature of the...
• air-cooled thermostats
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 10:31:53 -0600
  So I keep seeing all this discussion of thermostats on air-cooled engines, but none of mine have had them. So, what years had...
• Re: Stuff For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Carter
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 18:36:59 -0700
  Bentley Manual $45 Haynes Manual $20 Used Thermostat Housing $45 (fits '84-'85) New 80 degree Thermostat $12 Used ECU $150 (off of '85...
• WTB: Thermostat Controlled Fan for Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 10:38:00 -0500
  ...http://www.bus-boys.com/oilcoolingremote.html Anyone know where I can get a thermostat controlled fan for it? Thanks, Chris
• Re: Temperature guage LONG
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 00:12:44 -0500
  ...But even in a hot desert, I see no advantage in a > cold thermostat. When the engine is up to operating temperature the > thermostat...
• Re: Engine running COLD
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:06:38 -0600
  Metal thermostat housing replacement for the plastic one. http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1191_680/aluminumthermostat_housing_kit.html This might...
• Re: OIL COOLER FILTER SANDWICH PLATE + THERMOSTAT experiences need
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 16 Apr 2017 07:04:41 -0700
  ...Since I don't like the EMPI thermostat > > "floating and vibrate" adding stress in the oil line and fitting, I > > started to look for...
• Re: Thermostats [Was: Spooked!]
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 01:36:07 -0400
  At 12:47 AM 6/4/2011, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >Winter or summer, the thermostat will pretty much bring the engine up to...
• Re: Thermostat change, indicator difference
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 27 Mar 1999 21:30:25 -0500
  > Hmmm, that's kinda presumptuous. > Any chance its a different temperature thermostat? The only way it would be a different Temp. stat, is if...
• Re: Replacing Thermostat... and gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 22:53:54 -0400
  ...Replacing Thermostat... and gas mileage hi Dennis, some said it's good idea to drill a small hole (1/8") on thermostat disk... what...
• Re: Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 14:58:23 -0300
  OK, I agree that the heater loop by-passes the thermostat and may flush the engine and heater loop(s). BUT!!! the cold water...
• Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:05:59 -0700
  But asking customers to make adjustments to how their refrigerators operate, rather than doing it at the factory, is costlier than resistors or thermostats...
• Re: without thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 21:19:24 -0600
  ...The thermostat slows the flow of coolant so it will stay in the radiator longer and be cooled more. Also you engine will never...
• Re: 1987 Replace Heads - Thermostat Problem (long)
  Historical mailing list - David Griffin
  Sun, 27 Sep 1998 12:47:44 -0400
  >I have grown to hate the thermostat, particularly the thermostat housing.< I can understand this after reading how your weekend was spent. Thanks for...
• Re: Coolant flow question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 23 May 2005 00:41:06 EDT
  On the 1.9 it's basically before the thermostat. Meaning coolant will flow at whatever temperature it's at in the engine to...
• Re:Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
  Thu, 09 Nov 1995 15:03:02 -0800 (PST)
  Hi Tom and other thermostaters ! i'd definitely agree on that one...even if you choose to disconnect your thermostat, you definitely wanna leave...
• Re: 83.5 underheating
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 18:11:06 -0700
  Many have suggested a stuck thermostat. My thoughts exactly. EXCEPT... the thermostat was in my hand on Friday and prior to its installation it...
• Thermostat assembly
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jul 1995 08:36:10 -0500 (CDT)
  ...That rod that runs from the thermostat up between cylinders number one and two, I can't get out. Obviously I am missing something...
• Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Sun, 2 Aug 2015 09:23:02 -0700
  Almost home, but I think my thermostat gave up the ghost. Needle doesn't go anywhere and the warning light does not come on...
• Re: Head gasket FIX!!!
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 22:16:50 -0800
  Joe Wagner wrote: > > > (snip) > Try a cooler temperature thermostat first! This will be much more > effective. >From what I undertand there is only one...
• air cooled thermostat wanted
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 08:55:19 -0400
  ...I need a good used thermostat for my air cooled 2.0. Mine is stuck in it's expanded full cool state. e-mail...
• thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - patrick rueb
  Wed, 28 May 2008 18:28:03 -0700
  i am replacing my 1987 thermostat housing. does any know what size bolts holds it on to the engine. is it allen,torx or...
• question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 3 Mar 2010 07:19:01 -0800
  dear fellow vanagoners i am in a position where i am making a 20 hour drive with out the thermostat in place on a...
• HELP I need the housing for my water pump
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 16:23:17 -0400
  Attempting to install a new thermostat today I ran into a few problems. Discovering that I need to remove the entire thermostat housing from...
• Re: Thermostat bracket!
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 15:02:59 -0400
  ...Thermostat bracket! Hello all, I'm trying desperately to get my greasy hands on a thermostat bracket for a 2.0 liter air-cooled...
• perhaps a 7 dollar fix
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 19:56:24 -0700
  ...NEED HELP W/ THERMOSTAT HOUSING Dear List members, It appears that the Thermostat housing is leaking where it attaches to the block/head on...
• NEED HELP W/ THERMOSTAT HOUSING
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 12:37:52 -0400
  Dear List members, It appears that the Thermostat housing is leaking where it attaches to the block/head on m '88 Vanagon 2.1...
• Oil cooler questions. Reply was blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Oct 2022 14:32:10 +0000
  ...2) The oil cooler kit is using a "sandwich adapter" with internal thermostat. 3) The oil cooler is mounted in one of the pillars...
• Re: NEED HELP W/ THERMOSTAT HOUSING
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 13:33:50 -0400
  John One trick is to park with the front of the van downhill so the thermostat is higher than the radiator bleed screw. siphon...
• Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks/ and so does David Beierl!
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:29:51 -0700
  ...Coolant systems and thermostats can be pretty confusing...but your email clarifies it nicely. Good Show! kevindobrien@yahoo.com --- David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 22 Jul 2012 to 23 Jul 2012 - Special issue (#2012-36)
  Historical mailing list - DAIZEE Scooby
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:35:42 -0400
  > These photos <https://picasaweb.google.com/102449862149336184707= /WaterboxerEnginedVanagonT3Thermostat> show a correct waterboxer engined V= anagon=2C T3=2C thermostat on the right and an...
• Re: AC thermostat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Dec 94 7:49:19 PST
  ...The ordinary thermostat that controls the ac operation is not the main > issue. The problem is the special thermostat that prevnets the compressor > from...
• RE: Is a cooler thermostat better for the heads?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 09:15:21 -0700
  Lionel, 1) The coolant circulates through the heater(s) and the engine whether the thermostat is open or closed. 2) The engine has least...
• Heat Exchanger Clean-out and BusDepot Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 21:28:45 -0600
  ...have experience with the Bus Depot replacement thermostats? I am having trouble determining if my current thermostats 6mm of expansion/contraction is enough so...
• Re: Vanagan Runs Too Cold
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sat, 6 Jan 1996 09:08:46 CST6CDT
  You probably need the VW thermostat from VW itself. Thermostats have gotten to be particular beasts and i've hard bad luck with FLAPS...
• dometic pilot goes out when thermostat turned up
  Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:05:46 -0700
  My dometic lights and stays lit as long at the thermostat is left at 0. When I turn it up, the pilot goes out...
• Re: Subaru Cooling System Leak-Stop - Has anyone tried it?
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 14:59:24 -0500
  ...Then run the engine until the thermostat just starts to open. << How does one known when the thermostat is opened? Thanks, Bryan
• Re: Engine running COLD
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 10:48:01 -0500
  Stuck open, missing, or drilled out thermostats are all indications of prevailing overheating problems. When you get the replacement check that it does not...
• Re: Reply to: To use Thermostat or not?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 02:13:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Get your thermostat, hook it up, make sure it works, and your engine will love you forever. It warms up quicker, so you get...
• Re: coolant gauge were is normal
  Historical mailing list - m Burha
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 21:39:45 -0400
  In regards to bleeding the coolant, I've read the Bentley manual and I opened the valve on thermostat. I didn't open the...
• Re: Engine running COLD
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:48:00 -0800
  Gregg-- On my 83.5 1.9L water-cooled I had a similar problem which was caused by installation of the "cooler" thermostat. I...
• rear heater thermostat
  Historical mailing list - db25
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 13:25:00 EST
  ...I mounted the thermostat next to the "clothes closet" with velcro, so I can remove it easily during the summer. There are other thermostats...
• Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Standley, Craig
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 14:09:05 -0800
  ...Thermostat install Question > > Bentley (19.8) says "heat thermostat in water. Opening begins approx 85C > 185F. Opening ends approx 105C 221F. Stroke minimum 8mm...
• Re: Temp gauge problems too
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:14:59 -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: Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:19:10 -0500
  ...it is possible for the thermostat housing itself, via bolt corrosion i suppose, to lose its electrical bonding to ground. if there are several...
• Re: Radiator Fan temp Sensor Failure
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 22:54:16 -0600
  ...Then, replace your high temp thermostatic switch with the old low temp thermostatic switch. To preserve easy reversibiliy, don't throw away that old...
• Re: Temperature guage
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 22:31:03 -0700
  ...But even in a hot desert, I see no advantage in a > cold thermostat. When the engine is up to operating temperature the > thermostat...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:47:55 -0600
  ...I have even been advised that an 80 C rather than 87 C thermostat is quite undesirable (though they are readily available). DMc ---- Roger...
• Re: Cooling System Pressure Test Protocol
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 22:34:59 -0600
  ...Peter, I believe that all thermostats allow for a small amount of coolant to pass through even though the engine is cold and it...
• Re: backfiring?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:26:44 -0400
  ...BTW, the thermostat is not the direct cause of your problem, though a thermostat stuck open will cause running problems once the van tries...
• thermostat installed
  Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:53:48 -0700
  Using the following two URL's, I was able to take my german thermostat (purchased from Bus Depot) and get it installed and working...
• Drilling a hole on thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 31 Jan 2016 10:02:25 -0800
  hi all, someone told me to drill an 1/8" hole on a new thermostat. The original one doesn't have it. Is there...
• thermostat change (Roy Mellor)
  Historical mailing list - bob kelly
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 19:22:45 -0800
  Roy, When changing thermostat degrees it is a good rule to change the cooling fan sender to a matching temp. They come in different...
• Re: Thermostat - 80 vs 86 degree
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 02:06:38 -0600
  Roy wrote: "What are the benefits of using an 80 vs 86 (stock) degree thermostat? I ordered the 80 degree one thinking cooler is...
• Re: parts for the fridge? (Fan Control)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Wed, 22 May 2002 20:17:34 +0000
  ...I replaced my noisy single fan with two muffin fans, using the stock thermostat, and have been quite happy. If you like the control...
• Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks/ brings up question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 13:04:47 -0400
  At 01:02 PM 9/24/2002, Marla Stelk wrote: >so what does the thermostat affect? The water pump circulates coolant in three main...
• Re: Thermostats - 87 degree vs 80 degree
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:03:00 -0700
  I too would only run the 87 degree one but you have the thermostat operation a little wrong. It is not an on/off...