Goetz, how did this situation end up?  Are you back on the road?
Edward

On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 2:10 PM, Goetz Aust <gkaust@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, John. Good advice. I think I'll get the shop to confirm the
> thermostat is working.
>
> I usually like to explore the root cause of any issue whether it is
> mechanical or otherwise. Sometimes it is too easy to think that you have
> found the source of the problem only to find it occurs again because you
> haven't found the root cause.
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 11:44 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Keep a close eye on the temp gauge as you travel. The one time that
> > happened to me the thermostat failed in the closed position. That heated
> > the coolant around the engine without sending it to the radiator. Coolant
> > got hot enough to expand and the pressure blew the sensor out of the
> tank.
> > Like you, I Thought it was a failed thread on the sensor, but after much
> > sleuthing, found that not to be the case. Failed thermostat!
> >
> > John
> > On Jul 9, 2015 12:23 PM, "Goetz Aust" <gkaust@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> After the ranger arrived I managed to find my problem  - the temperature
> >> sensor had broken at the threads, and popped out of the expansion tank
> and
> >> I knew I wasn't going to be able to fix it especially without access to
> a
> >> phone or wifi.  We were forced to have our Westy towed down the west
> side
> >> of the pass to Kalispell. We had hoped to get a flatbed truck but that
> >> didn't happen - nevertheless it was quite the ride going down the west
> >> side
> >> of the pass. Fortunately we have AMA (or AAA in the states).
> >>
> >>
> >> Goetz
> >> 1987 Westfalia (Westley)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ,
> >>
> >
>