Hi,

I consider the vanagon temp gauge to be one of the very best there is in the
car world  ( not counting the sometimes over active level sensor function )
.

I find them to be dead accurate.   ( voltage stabilizer in the dash has to
be healthy of course ) 

Just verify with a infrared temp gun right where the temp sensor is on the
engine. 

Straight up on the LED is 180 degrees F, or darn close to it. 

Cooler is not better, warmer is. 

But run however you like. 

Going by the heater output is not a reliable way to judge actual running
temp.

 

Here's a fun one - on an OBD-II subaru engine, you can hook up your
diagnostic program, and see exactly what temp the ECU temp sensor is seeing,
right to the very degree.  I like that. 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Vdub Guy [mailto:fonman4277@comcast.net] 
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 5:11 PM
To: Scott Daniel - Shazam 
Subject: RE: New thermostat funky?

 

If your temp gauge is calibrated and working correctly,
Anything well below the LED is much too cool running.
I strive for just to the right edge of the LED

 

 

 

Hi Scott,

     At first, when I put this engine together, I thought the thermostat was
stuck open. On Jim Thompson's recommendation I used the colder t-stat. The
heater has always put out plenty of heat. I figured too that the gauge might
not reading accurate either.    Jeff