Depends on many factors. Yes a working radiator will get hot to the touch,
that is its job. Get hot on the outside and dissipate the heat. Should get
hot evenly and the water coming out should be cooler than the water going in
once the fan turns on.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Brian Honan
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:21 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 87 Vanagon Engine Overheating problems

On 9/5/06, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote:
>
> And the possibility of a bad radiator includes a broken internal baffle
> which allows the coolant to enter and exit without actually traveling
> through it.

  would this run slightly hot, or realy hot, would a working rad feel hot to
the touch.

Brian
 87, automatic, run'n a little hot, after new heads and a new thermastat.