hi, y'all,
here goes a stupid question: apart from the engine overheating light
coming on, how would i know that my engine is overheating and therefore
i need to turn on the heat?
susan
87 syncro GL
"magnus"

>Date:         Thu, 21 May 1998 13:49:30 -0800
>Reply-To:     "Kevin J. Turinsky" <turinsky@JUNO.COM>
>From:         "Kevin J. Turinsky" <turinsky@JUNO.COM>
>Subject:      Overheating Vanagon DRIVER, Not Engine Anymore
>To:           Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
>
>A special Westfalia thanks to Don, Jim, Fred, Marcus, Jeff, Bill (did
ya
>get my check?), and GM for the skinny on why I like to drive around
with
>the heater blasting. Driving around with the whole family, dogs and cat
>sweating/panting buckets seems to me a small and worthy price to pay
for
>engine longevity.
>
>So, is the Vanagon temp. guage more sensitive than most other autos? I
>don't recall my VW Jetta's needle moving that much or that fast when I
>crank the heat in it. Same goes for my Mitsubishi Montero. That's the
>real puzzler to me.
>
>It looks like it'll be a long, hot summer in the pilot's seat! (just
>kidding)
>
>So, if you see a naked Westfalia-load of Alaskans stopped at Ye Olde
>Local Ice Cream Shoppe for a cool-down, c'mon over and say "Hi".
>
>Thanks again Volks!
>
>Kevin...turinsky@juno.com
>"Anchored, down in Anchorage---Alaska"
>61:10:42 North
>149:11:11 West
>Elevation: 101 feet
>
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