Well, let's not say much about diesel vanagons - lol :)
But, yes it could very well be that your local techs don't know much about
Volkswagens.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Matthew Snook
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 1:59 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL

For me, the 'cooler is better' anxiety is from back when I was trying in
vain to keep my '82 diesel running - it always overheated and broke.  I
think now that the mechanics here in town just didn't know much about
volksies.

Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: Shazam
Subject: Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL

And therefore you are running way too cool, and wasting fuel, and hurting
your engine....
...This 'cooler is better' is left over from the air-cooled days.
Do whatever you like, but you are costing yourself considerable $ / year in
wasted fuel costs, not to mention shortening the life of your engine...