Jeff,
Do you know which thermostat you have in your
cooling system.  There are two:
1. 80*C
2. 87*C
I have the 80*C installed in my Vanagon. I prefer my
engine to run a little cooler. Typically at operating
temperature my temp gauge hand is just below the red
LED lamp.  I did have an 87* thermostat installed until
the thermostat "O" ring started to leak. With the 87*
thermostat installed the temp gauge hand would be between
the LED lamp and the HOT symbol.

Jerry
KY 88 GL BUS-ter

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jeff Stewart
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 12:42 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Love My Vanagon!

I took my '84 for it's 3rd shakedown cruise yesterday, this time driving
about 75 miles. I've now logged about 200 miles on it since putting in the
2.1, and like the 2 previous cruises, not a hiccup,stumble,grumble-it's
running very well. Yesterday I even got hit with a couple of good crosswinds
that barely moved it at highway speeds (I also have a Bay Westy, which is
why I notice these things). My only issue is the temp gauge is still reading
too cold, although I am getting plenty of heat front and back. My gas gauge
is flaky too, reading all over the place. I stopped at a friends house to
show him the Vanagon, he wasn't home, the van sat in his driveway for about
2 minutes. On restart the temp gauge was all the down and slowly climbed to
about 1/4, where it usually sits. Only once have I seen it climb to just to
the left of the LED. Searching the archives I see the two are most likely
related, and I've got some ideas now on what to check.     Jeff

Jeff Stewart
fonman4277@earthlink.net
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vwcampersmidatlantic/