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• Re: 1980 Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 10:51:59 -0700
  Your thermostat is broken and you need a new one. It looks like TypeIV thermostats are pretty much NLA, though I've read that...
• 1980 Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 08:33:39 -0700
  ...The only directions I have are for a cool, contracted thermostat. If my thermostat is OK, how do I adjust the thermostat properly when...
• Which Thermostat do I want??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 15:44:51 -0700
  ...Only, I'm not sure which thermostat I need. I thought the Type4 engine had a thermostat that opened at about 80c, but the...
• Re: 1980 Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:00:15 -0700
  What are the consequences of not having a thermostat on the air-cooled engine? It's stuck in the open flow position so it...
• Re: gerry's thermostat problem .... now in english!
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Tue, 22 Nov 94 11:37:00 CST
  ...Es kommt > jedoch kurzfristig zu keinen Scha:den. > Trotzdem Thermostat in Ba:lde wechseln > >Temperaturanzeige steht trotz Thermostat-Ventilteller ist in >richtigem Ku:hlmittlestand...
• Re: gerry's thermostat and translation pblm
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Nov 94 15:20:46 EST
  ...The thermostat Stated simply, the thermostat determines whether the coolant in the radiator at the front of the vehicle should be cooled off or...
• Re: 1980 Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 14:37:18 -0500
  ...1980 Thermostat > > > Your thermostat is broken and you need a new one. It looks like TypeIV > thermostats are pretty much NLA, though I've...
• gerry's thermostat problem
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 22 Nov 94 09:01:34 CST
  ...Sto:rungsbeistand Thermostat Erkennungsmerkmal Ursache / Auswirkungen ------------------------------ -------------------------------------- Temperaturanzeige steigt langsam, Thermostat-Ventilteller ist in "Offen" Betriebstemperatur wird spa:ter -Stellung blockiert (etwa durch erricht, Heizwirkung...
• Replacing thermostat on 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 15:23:42 EDT
  You're jerking me here right??? You mean to tell me you have to remove the entire thermostat housing to replace the thermostat. Not...
• Re: 1980 Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:25:59 -0700
  ...1980 Thermostat > > > Your thermostat is broken and you need a new one. It looks like TypeIV > thermostats are pretty much NLA, though I've...
• Correct thermostat for 78 type-IV bus ???
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Mon, 03 Mar 1997 11:40:28 -0500
  The thermostat on my 78 bus (2000cc type IV, AFC, M/T) has a big hole corroded in the side of it, and the...
• Re: 1980 Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Justin M.Mayrand
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 16:26:22 -0400
  ...1980 Thermostat > > > Your thermostat is broken and you need a new one. It looks like TypeIV > thermostats are pretty much NLA, though I've...
• Thermostat help needed
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 20:41:03 -0400
  My thermostat is leaking around the seal where the upper and lower thermostat housings meet. I put thermostat in with engine out of the...
• Re: 80c or 87c thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:25:46 -0500
  ...And at 90C, a 80C thermostat is just as open as a 87C thermostat! In other words, a lower temp thermostat doesn't solve...
• Suburban Heater Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Mon, 8 Dec 2003 16:30:07 -0800
  ...It has a small thermostat mounted on a cabinet, but the thermostat is bad. It looks like any inexpensive household thermostat, but has the...
• Re: thermostats, Was: Diesel "stumbling
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Wed, 04 Dec 1996 17:07:52 -0500
  >Good thermostats: > Behr Thompson > Wahler > >Not good in my experience: > Motor craft > Stant (or stent or something like that) One very important feature to...
• Re: Replacing thermostat on 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 16:46:50 -0400
  At 15:23 9/28/2000, Jeffrey R wrote: >You mean to tell me you have to remove the entire thermostat housing to >replace...
• Water temp increase after changing hoses, thermostat, and plastic parts
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:57:08 -0400
  Up until the coolant tower, the thermostat housing, and numerous hoses around the engine area were recently replaced, the water temp needle sat at...
• Re: 80c or 87c thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:41:45 -0500
  ...Some folks get to thinking that if their engine overheats, putting in a cooler thermostat will help. It won't. The thermostat is there...
• Re: Suburban Heater Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Christensen
  Mon, 8 Dec 2003 22:08:50 -0600
  Skip, How do you know the thermostat is bad? have you checked for continuity? The mechanism is probably bi-metal and has magnetic contact...
• Re: 80c or 87c thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:16:04 -0700
  ...The engine can still overheat, but not > because the thermostat is the stock 87 C thermostat. Overheating is > higher than 87 C. The 80...
• Re: Suburban Heater Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 8 Dec 2003 23:10:46 -0500
  ...It has a small > thermostat mounted on a cabinet, but the thermostat is bad. It looks like > any inexpensive household thermostat, but has the...
• Re: HELP - Need Fridge help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:00:03 -0400
  ...There is no thermostat on 12v; there *is* a thermostat on 110v; and the gas thermostat and the 110v thermostat use the same knob...
• TypeIV Thermostat Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 20:09:25 -0700
  ...I understand the TypeIV thermostat is generally NLA. However, there was discussion on the list that the old upright engine thermostats, which *are* available...
• Re: Replacing thermostat on 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 07:38:09 -0400
  ...Not that that's a huge deal--but I just waited a >total of a week for the new thermostat and new gasket for...
• Re: Attaching cable to thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 14:04:38 -0700
  ...This nipple must be removed so that you can feed the thermostat cable through the thermostat. This nipple is screwed on and also held...
• Re: Thermostat on aircooled - how dos it work?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 06:21:34 -0700
  ...When the thermostat is cold, that is, when it's "collapsed", the wire from the thermostat to the arm tugs *against* the pull of...
• Re: Water temp increase after changing hoses, thermostat, and plastic parts
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:40:45 -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: TypeIV Thermostat Question
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:27:01 -0400
  I can still get the Air Cooled Vanagon (Type IV) thermostats if you need one. $52. Just FYI. Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16...
• Re: 80 Vanagon Thermostat ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
  Thu, 4 May 2000 08:32:06 -0400
  My 80 doesn't have a thermostat either and runs just ducky. Chris 80 Westy, "Guyute (the ugly pig)" 170k ----- Original Message ----- From: Zoran...
• Re: 1980 Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 06:27:38 -0700
  The thermostat on my 1982 Westy is shot. I removed it and simply let the cooling flaps spring back to their default position. Stan...
• Re: Gauge too high ...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:02:15 -0500
  ...I ordered a 80 Celsius thermostat to install instead of the 87 C. Is this common? Possible that the new thermostat is not working...
• Re: manual thermostat / heaterflap control?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:04:24 -0500
  ...The thermostat, when working, is constantly moving the flaps ... often keeping them somewhere between shut and open. Right now I have water cooled vanagons...
• Re: Swap Dometic 182A Thermost to 182B?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:48:18 -0700
  ...Thermostat Switch on the panel is the same 80-91 Thermostat itself is the same 80-86 (RM182A and B) Thermostat changed in 1987...
• Re: not all thermostats are equal
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:29:01 -0800
  Jim, In my case a lower temperature thermostat will do little to solve the problem. All the thermostats are openning at about 85-87...
• Thermostat on aircooled - how dos it work?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 10:04:09 +0200
  Hi I have tried to figure out how the thermostat on my aircooled 1982 2.0 Vanagon works. I can see the thermostat housing...
• Thermostat Questions
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 14:24:49 -0400
  ...Do you have to drain the coolant to replace the thermostat??? 2. What degree rating thermostat is best to use for a 1.9L???
• Re: 80 Vanagon Thermostat ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 4 May 2000 08:15:54 -0400
  ...The thermostat on an aircooled engine only opens and closes a flap to help the engine warm up faster. When warm, the thermostat does...
• Swap Dometic 182A Thermost to 182B?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:37:16 -0700
  ...It works, but thermostat "scratchy" and tube from thermostat to interior on 182B corroded at bend behind thermostat. Tube might last, but hope to...
• Re: 80c or 87c thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:48:22 -0500
  ...The thermostat is very unlikely to cause or fix overheating as pointed out by everyone. However based on my trials with both thermostats the...
• Re: Replacing thermostat on 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 15:27:07 -0500
  ...Replacing thermostat on 1.9L > You're jerking me here right??? > > You mean to tell me you have to remove the entire thermostat housing...
• which thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 11:23:39 -0800
  ...which thermostat do i want: Thermostat, 80-degree (83-91 Vanagon) #025 121 113F8 Thermostat, stock 86 degree (83-91 Vanagon) #025 121 113F...
• Dometic fridge on 110V?
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Sun, 25 May 2003 10:27:46 -0400
  ...Have 110V at the terminal, before the thermostat, but not after the thermostat. The thermostat reads MegOhms no matter what the dial. I had...
• 88 Vanagon thermostat question
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:26:05 -0500
  Over the weekend I changed out my thermostat as it just wasn't warming up very well in cold weather. The temp guage needle...
• Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 21:47:34 -0400
  will I have to empty all my coolant in order to replace the thermostat in a 1.9L engine??? is changing the thermostat a...
• Re: Water temp increase after changing hoses, thermostat, and plastic parts
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:14:13 -0500
  ...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: thermostat removal
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Mon, 21 May 2007 12:24:47 -0400
  Craig, I have had to use a large screwdriver and pry the thermostat out. I does damage the thermost though. Walt craig cowan wrote...
• experience using Mocal Thermostatic Sandwich Adapter (Oil Thermostat), Type 4 Engines (-8AN Tight Clearance Fittings), MOC-SP1TM18
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Mon, 5 Jun 2017 23:09:59 -0700
  ...I am looking to buy a thermostatic sandwich adapter for my secondary oil cooler and found the Mocal Thermostatic Sandwich Adapter (Oil Thermostat), Type...
• Thermostat Housing Gasket??
  Historical mailing list - vasili agate
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 11:22:08 -0500
  I recently took my thermostat housing to a machine shop to have some sheared bolts extracted. I also took the thermostat out prior to...
• 80c or 87c thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:12:45 -0400
  I see that there's lower temp thermostats avaialble for the Westy. What's the use of a lower temp thermostat? Stock is 87...
• Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Vlach Family
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 12:12:39 -0500
  We recently replaced the thermostat in our '87 Syncro. We purchased a German made O.E.M. thermostat from Napa for $17.99 plus...
• Re: 88 Vanagon thermostat question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:28:45 -0600
  The check valve may be a safety of sorts in the event of a failed thermostat in the closed mode. Sounds to me like...
• Re: Talking About Thermostats...
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 11 May 2009 23:07:02 -0700
  ...First, the thermostat isn't working right. Second, that I have the 80 C thermostat and that makes sense since the van came out...
• Re: Running Hot, thermostats
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 07:37:18 -0400
  Well heres what I have found about thermostats. If your dealer sells after market parts, you may find that the thermostat don't fit...
• Re: Attaching cable to thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 12:40:50 -0500
  ...Attaching cable to thermostat? Hello listers! It seems that I must be obsessed with thermostats, because it's all I've been posting about...
• Thermostat change, indicator difference
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Sat, 27 Mar 1999 17:06:05 EST
  ...Just for the heck of it, changed the thermostat. Now my indicator needle rides just above the red LED. Before thermostat change, it always...
• Confusion, thermostat, 78
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Mon, 10 Mar 1997 13:39:08 -0500
  Volks-folks, Last week I asked about the correct thermostat for my type-IV '78 bus with 2000cc AFC engine. I only got one...
• Re: Water temp increase after changing hoses, thermostat, and plastic parts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Oct 2015 09:07:31 -0400
  ...I do know the thermostat was changed at about 90K with a dealer thermostat and this recent change was at 160K. The new thermostat...
• leaky thermostat
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 26 May 2007 09:00:52 -0400
  Well my thermostat escapades are nearly to an end, but i still have one reoccuring problem.....a steady drip comes from one of the...
• Re: Suburban Heater Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 09:58:01 -0800
  ...It has a small > thermostat mounted on a cabinet, but the thermostat is bad. It looks like > any inexpensive household thermostat, but has the...