Drove to Portland after replacing Temp II and O2 senders plus a
coolant  bleed. The good news is I have an extremely well-working
cooling system. Too well.

Now runs even cooler than normal (not even out of left warm-up zone!)
and as rich as ever - 11mpg @ 60mph.

Now what should I check or replace? Thermostat stuck open? This Westy
*must* get to Grants Pass and back next week - and not using 90
gallons of gas, either.

Thanks in advance for the volks wisdom.

On Jun 1, 2010, at 14:40, C B <cunegonde.van.westfalia@gmail.com> wrote:

> Jacked the rear end way up and ran her @2800rpm with the pressure cap
> off and h-pipe bleeder open, closed it all down, let her cool, and
> then did it again. The engine front upper coolant pipes with the
> h-fitting never do fill up solidly with coolant and nothing has ever
> come out of that bleeder in the three times I've bled Cunegonde since
> I got her. But the temp gauge shows her back down to her usual
> low-normal no matter how high/how long I rev her in neutral.
> Admittedly, the weather has been in the 50s and 60s here.
>
> Then went for test drive to the gas station and back, and the temp is
> at low-normal. Taking off for Portland tomorrow, will check fuel
> efficiency with a top-up in Olympia. Let's hope she's UP to her usual
> high-normal 19-21mpg! Then Portland-Grant's Pass on Sunday.
>
> Will send a list report if after a new O2 sensor, Temp II sender, and
> bleed, she's still running hot but rich.
>
>
>
> --
> Bretts
>
> 1983 1.9l WBX Ivory Westfalia "Cunegonde"