Also to note Behr/Hella and Mahle thermostats are the same.  They even use
the same part number.

On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 3:44 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> For a number of reasons I would never recommend a lower temp stat. if
> anything they are often used to mask a problem. During warm weather and/or
> high speed-loads or even in traffic waiting for the radiator fan the stat
> will lose control and engine temp will be determined by other factors. The
> main wear or failure of most engine head sealing is the expansion and
> contraction of the different parts. Having a low temp t-stat and then
> regularly going from that temp to something higher stresses these parts
> continually. You want to get an engine up temperature and maintain it.
> Also, the proper temperature makes for better efficiency. What it is
> designed for.
>
> It drove me crazy this last trip of ~1,200 miles to not have the engine as
> hot as it should have been. At 326K on this all original engine I know it
> is on borrowed time. In my mind this was necessary before going home this
> coming weekend.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> From: Dan N [mailto:dn92610@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2018 3:22 PM
> To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> Cc: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
> Subject: Re: Thermostats especially in colder weather
>
> thanks Dennis... very helpful,
>
> would you recommend a lower temp thermostat (80°) by Calorstat sold at
> VanCafe?
>
> dan
>