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)
>>
>>
>>
>> ,
>>
>