>Dear Volks,
>
>I've been watching the posts for about a week now, but thought I'd introduce
>myself.  Though I maybe a newbie, my problem with the van is an old one:
>overheating.  Currently, I am driving this van without a thermostat.

This is a common remedy for overheating, and is probably only
dangerous in really cold climes.

It will slow your engine's warmup time, so the engine will run "cold"
for a longer period after cold-startup. This is unlikely to cause
harm unless the weather is very cold prolonged periods and the
vehicle is used frequently

Other opinions?
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut