Not cooler thermostat... just one that closes until temperature is reached.
Sounds stuck open to me. The normal operating point of the gauge is close to
midway across the scale.

tim o'brien (who has seen this one before)

>Terry;
>         This line cornfused me;"but when I'm moving it barely comes off
>the bottom of the gauge".  Does this mean the needle moves all the way to
>cold when you are moving?
>
>Drive Safely & Good Luck
>Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC>
>86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
>--------------------------------------------------
>
>On Wed, 24 May 2000 07:51:58 -0500 Terry Kay <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET> writes:
> >Hi all,
> >Just a quick question.
> >Vanagon runs good all the time, no problems--exceptI noticed that with
> >the warm weather starting, if I stand in line, at a fast food
> >place,waiting to get my groceries,the temp gauge goes up to at least
> >half way up or better, and the fan kicks on, until I get moving again.
> >I know that sitting, idling will raise the temp a little, but when I'm
> >moving it barely comes off the bottom of the gauge.
> >Time for a pump?
> >Cooler thermostat?
> >
> >Chow Chow for Now
> >
> >Terry
> >
> >85 GL
>
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