Roger,
A cold engine is a very bad thing. It runs rich, washing down the lubricants
from the cylinder walls. That being said I propose a work around. Cover the
radiator with card board and manually regulate the temperature with the
heater fan control.
bon voyage,
Ken Lewis
http://neksiwel.20m.com/
in statu viae
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Whittaker" <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] question about thermostat ... or not

> dear thermostat people
>
> yes thermostat is not hard to obtain ... but i am dealing with a parts
> store
> that inssits the one he gave is correct
> clearly it is not ...
> i even went back with calipers to show differences but he says it is what
> the paper book and the computer says to put in
> i am not into wasting my day arguing with a guy i need other parts from
> ...
>
> i can likely get p[roper part three or four hours north of here
> but may have to wait til i get home
> yours
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 7:47 AM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Thermostat is not a hard to obtain item, and is not that hard to put in
>> (or
>> to get put in).  I would do that, rather than drive the vehicle that far
>> without proper temperature control.  That said, if ambient temperatures
>> generally run well above freezing, I can't see any terrible harm.  After
>> all, most of the time you will be driving with the engine warmed and
>> operating, not starting it up from cold a great many times.  I just would
>> not want to do it.  I have even been advised that an 80 C rather than 87
>> C
>> thermostat is quite undesirable (though they are readily available).
>>
>> DMc
>>
>> ---- Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> > dear fellow vanagoners
>> >
>> > i am in a position where i am making a 20 hour drive with out the
>> thermostat
>> > in place on a 1984 vanagon
>> > with a 2.1 digifant replacement engine (2005) with less than 1000 miles
>> on
>> > it ...
>> >
>> > benny boy says the thermostat is crucial to proper performance of
>> injector
>> > system
>> > then he writes about living in very cold quebec ...
>> >
>> > i am in the very pleasant northwest ...
>> >
>> > i will of course replace thermostat with proper item once back home
>> >
>> > will 20 hour drive cause problems ...
>> > what about a four hour drive to get parts then ???
>> > yours
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > roger w
>> > From Proverbs:
>> > Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a
>> > servant who becomes king ...
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>
>
> --
> roger w
> From Proverbs:
> Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a
> servant who becomes king ...
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