You must be the guy driving behind me all the time.

Jason

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
> Mike Miller
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 8:42 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: manual thermostat / heaterflap control?
>
> In the same vein the thermostat on my '85 had stuck open.  Which I
agree
> is
> better than stuck closed but I finally replaced it and I get about 1-2
mpg
> better gas mileage.  Which is what I expected and why I did it.
>
> Not a terribly difficult job, pmail me if you want details.
>
> Now on to fixing the horn which honks when I turn the wheel.
>
> After 40 or owning a Van it's fix, fix, fix.
>
> Mike
>
> On 11/17/04 7:43 AM, "aircooledchris"
> <aircooledchris@EUCASAFARI.VENDIOWEB.COM> wrote:
>
> > I thought it was more simple than that.
> >
> > Without a thermostat in place at all, the flap will remain open,
which
> > is what you want once the engine is warm. The thermostat in place
will
> > close them when the motor is cold, and once warm, open them back up
(to
> > their default location when thermostat isnt in place.)
> >
> > I still dont see why manually flipping the air flaps closed when its
> > cold for 10/15 minutes while the motor warms, then allowing them to
open
> > back up (their default location when thermostat isnt in place)
before
> > heading down the road, wouldn't work. Am I missing something in how
the
> > system is supposed to work when the thermostat is in place?
> >
> > Al and Sue Brase wrote:
> >
> >> (In other words, NO, you can't modulate it manually.)  The flaps
will
> >> open and shut according to several things: Engine load, rpm,
ambient,
> FI
> >> mixture. Am I forgetting anything?
> >> Al Brase
> >>
> >> Dennis Haynes wrote:
> >>
> >>> If the flaps need to fully open in cool weather, then the engine
must
> be
> >>> overheating in warm or hot weather. The thermostat will modulate
the
> air
> >>> flow in normal operating conditions.
> >>>
> >>> Dennis
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf
> >>> Of aircooledchris
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 10:23 AM
> >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >>> Subject: manual thermostat / heaterflap control?
> >>>
> >>> oh yea, id go there. =)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> anyway I can go out in the AM, manually close the flaps while it
warms
> >>> up, then flip them open after 15 minutes and head on my way?
> >>>
> >>> =)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >