<< Although I've heard that gauges and sensors vary, I've got two
vanagons now, an 83 and a 90, and I would consider either of them
overheated if the needle was a needle's width over the LED. In fact if it
got over the LED at all I would be checking things out at the side of the
road. >>

   When warmed up, mine runs a needle's width above the LED *minimum*, up
to about  � scale maximum.  I've put 20K miles on a Tiico conversion, but
the old  boxer behaved exactly the same...it was yanked at approximately
165K miles.

   According to my '89 owner's manual, it's perfectly acceptable to run
within this range:
"When the engine is working hard and in stop-and-go-traffic or in hot
weather, the needle can show a very high temperature, but this is not
serious as long as the warning light does not flash".

     George/ATL
     '89 WesTiico, Wernher