Well, I changed it to 80 degrees thermostat and now it looks great.  You
could be right, the other one may not have opened well.  And I may still
have air in the system.
The fan comes on often when idleing but the gauge is in the middle.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel L. Katz" <katzd54@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: Gauge too high ...

> zoltan:
>
> the problem may be a failed closed, or nearly closed, thermostat. that
> would explain the cold hose and hot engine. in that case, the cooler temp
> thermostat would make the van run cooler all right, but not because of the
> lower temp rating -  becasue a faulty thermostat was replaced by a
> thermostat that actually opened!
>
> possible also that the system is airbound.
>
> in any case, there is obviously no flow through said hose.
>
> this is a serious problem, and the van should not be driven until it is
> resolved. i would not use the 80 C thermostat, by the way, especially in
> the winter time.
>
> dan
>
> On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 20:19:23 -0800, Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote:
>
>>The engine is not too hot, kind of normal, the big hose at the thermostat
> won't get hot, but the gauge is getting close to the top max line.
>>What to do.  I ordered a 80 Celsius thermostat to install instead of the
> 87 C.  Is this common?  Possible that the new thermostat is not working
> well?
>>Who knows?
>>Zoltan
>