On 7/14/05, tabe johnson <xtabe@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have the specifications or real world
> data for what temperatures our thermostats should
> 
> 1) start to open?
> 2) be fully open?
> 
> A search of the archives yielded nothing relevant.
> Oh, crap, better look in Bentley!
> 
> 
> tabe johnson/87 westy

Tabe,

Opening begins ~ 85 degrees C (185 Degrees F)
Fully open ~ 105 degrees C (221 degrees F)
Stroke: minimum 8 mm (0.35 inch)

And yes, it's in the Bentley, and is the same for all years...even the
Diesel (except the diesel stroke is minimum 7 mm)

-- 
Don in Reidsville, NC
1986 Kawasaki Concours
1988 Vanagon GL (Sylvia)
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