Let me get this straight...
Your needle is halfway on the right side of the LED and you are thinking
about parting the van out?

How much do you want for the whole thing?

tim (shaking his head) in san jose

 >
>Here's the problem:
>According to the temp guage, the van is running at a higher and higher temp
>as time goes along.
>
>I put in the low temp fan switch from the bus depot in the fall, and that
>made the fan kick on at low temps and was keeping the van very cool.  As
>time
>(several months) has gone by, the operating temp has gone from below the
>led,
>to having the needle rest right above the led (1/2 led showing).  I
>replaced
>the fan switch, but that did nothing for the problem.
>
>I just had the thermostat replaced, ($190ARRGGHH, and no price estimate
>from
>the shop!), and on the drive home the van was running even hotter.  I
>tested
>the old one, and it appears to work fine.
>
>What do I do now?  I still have the rising coolant problem, and now I have
>a
>high heat problem.  Is there a reliable engine heat measurement?  Do I swap
>out temp sensor?
>
>Known Stuff:
>Radiator Fan Works
>Fan Switch Swapped out last week.
>Cooling system pressure Tested
>CO2 in Coolant test negative
>New Radiator and long pipes.
>New Motor
>New Thermostat
>
>I am so frustrated by this that I want to scream.  $6800 of engine work in
>the last year, and now I'm considering parting the van out.
>
>Nobody in the mid-atlantic region seems to have any idea what to do with
>these problems.
>HHHHHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPP
>Peter

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