Was it an automatic? If so, add to that, low rpm's so coolant not
circulating as much/fast. Yes/No?

Neil. (Westy still in air cooled land)

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"Jaco"  (Bustorius)

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On 9/7/07, Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Not to steal the thread or anything...but I did have trouble in near
> freezing weather last year, coming downhill from a campsite in the Sierras
> in the morning before the engine warmed up. It just didn't get warm, no heat
> from the heaters, nada. I checked the thermostat once home and it stayed
> closed up to around 195-200* F, but replaced it anyway as I had a new one
> sitting there.
>
> I think it's this combination of factors--downhill with no load on the
> engine for many miles, 35* weather, starting cold with little warmup
> time--that did it.
>
> Engine ran crappy and we froze.
>
> Now back to our originally scheduled programming.
>