Up until the coolant tower, the thermostat housing, and numerous hoses
around the engine area were recently replaced, the water temp needle sat at
the bottom part of the LED.  My memory is that is where it has always been
on this van since I purchased it with about 50K on the odometer.  I do know
the thermostat was changed at about 90K with a dealer thermostat and this
recent change was at 160K.  The new thermostat was a Wahler purchased from
one of our regular vendors.  The engine has never overheated even when
going over high mountain passes in hot weather.

Should I just assume I had an old lazy thermostat that was opening too soon
and the new thermostat is working properly?  Or, should I just order a
thermostat from the dealer?

Or any other thoughts would be appreciated.

Harold

Harold Teer
1991 Westy -- VANGAUX
Harrisonburg, VA