Hey All,

I bought a new one from my local VW dealer last summer, it was about
$20. I have found the SuperVan still takes a long time to warm up even
with a functional T-stat.

Justin M. Mayrand
1980 Westy "SuperVan"

On Apr 19, 2004, at 3:00 PM, Skip Emmert-Keaton wrote:

> What are the consequences of not having a thermostat on the air-cooled
> engine?  It's stuck in the open flow position so it's not depriving the
> engine of cooling air.  Since the temperature is warming rapidly around
> here, is this something that needs fixing before Fall?
>
> So far, I have not been able to track down a new one (they do indeed
> seem to
> be NLA).  If I check salvage yards and find a contracted thermostat,
> will it
> likely be reliable or a waste of time?
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Skip
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Young [mailto:tomyoung1@comcast.net]
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 10:52 AM
> To: Skip Emmert-Keaton; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 1980 Thermostat
>
>
> Your thermostat is broken and you need a new one.  It looks like TypeIV
> thermostats are pretty much NLA, though I've read that TypeI
> thermostats can
> be modified to work.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
> Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Skip Emmert-Keaton" <skip@SKIPEMMERT.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 8:33 AM
> Subject: 1980 Thermostat
>
>
>> Hey, Gang.
>>
>> I noticed the thermostat on my 1980 air-cooled Westy was fully
>> expanded on
> a
>> cold engine.  The ambient temperature was about 70 degrees.  When the
>> thermostat is contracted (what I would think would be the normal cool
> state)
>> it closes the air ducts and lets the engine warm.  Then the thermostat
>> expands and allows the ducts to open.  At what temperature should a
>> thermostat contract/expand? Do I likely have a bad thermostat here?
>> I'm
>> currently replacing the cooling tins after some engine work so I need
>> to
> be
>> able to adjust the thermostat.  The only directions I have are for a
>> cool,
>> contracted thermostat.  If my thermostat is OK, how do I adjust the
>> thermostat properly when it is expanded?  Please cc my email address
>> directly with any thoughts.
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any suggestions,
>> Skip Emmert-Keaton
>