Chris,

Did follow any previous threads on your troubleshooting so forgive and
obvious stuff here...

Red dot is blinking?
Needle is buried on 100%?
Are you boiling over?
Can you confirm from your experience that anything feels hotter then usual?

If truly NOT hot then...

Bad sender
Bad Gauge
Bad Voltage Stabilizer in gauge cluster (usually fails both gauges from what
I read)
Shorted wire will cause 100% reading

If TRULY hot...and good heads and you pressure tested the coolant system
then...

Bad flow due to water not being moved or blockage (you mentioned new
radiator) is your answer.

Thermostat closed 100% shut
Bad water pump (just happened to my jeep, no noise but not 100% efficient so
was over heating)

Shawn

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
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Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 11:53 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: running hot....any ideas?

85 vanagon was running hot...  so i replaced the radiator...  didnt solve
anything..  needle still is way over the red dot...   any ideas?   and yes,
the
heads are fine.. no leakage..coolant full..

what else could cause the needle to be way over the red dot?

thanks..
chris