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Subject:Re: Bad NEW Thermostat Now Back on the Road,
From:Kevin
Date:Thu, 15 Jul 2004 19:23:46 -0400

Here you go,
it's a Behr 87c  (stock) Made in Germany bought from one of our favority
list vendors. It caused a big PITA and I will always check new one's on the
stove (westy stove that is as the girl friend was not impressed by boing in
it in a good pot in the kitchen :)
Cheers
Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of mark drillock
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 3:34 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Bad NEW Thermostat Now Back on the Road,

How about telling us the brand of thermostat that was so far out of spec
even though new?

Did you get it from a VW dealer?

Mark

Kevin wrote:

>Hi Everyone,
>Thanks for all your help on the head gaskets and cooling system restore
>issues.  I had aquired a bad new thermostat.  I found with my IR
Thermometer
>it did not start to open till 92C on the stove. So I checked my old one and
>it opens at 87c  just like it should.  Temp gauge now never leaves just
>above the LED.  Rad fan works as it should.  I will now always test new
>thermostats before I install them.  One happy camper here!! Thanks for all
>your help.
>Cheers
>
>Kevin
>87 Westy
>Burlington VT
>
>

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