You may not have a problem at all, Chris.  Vanagons are notorious for
having different "Normal" gauge readings.

Mike
'84 GL 7 pass
'85 GL Westy
(whose normal readings are very different from each other)

JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> In a message dated 2/3/06 12:42:12 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> feller@carboncow.com writes:
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>>I forgot to ask to if the fan was kicking on up front if it's truly running
>>hot?
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>>Shawn
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> actually the fan wouldnt come on till i let it sit awhile.. the needle would
> be way over the red light location by the time the fan kicked on..
>
> chris
>