Tbill;
VW did a lot of testing in the desert, I have heard that the radiator is
adequate enough for a V8. A common problem is clogged cores. I have had
both of our vehicle's radiators "blasted" out. This fixed a major
overheating problem in our 85.
Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>

On Thu, 20 Aug 1998 18:57:12 -0700 t bill <tbil@YAHOO.COM> writes:
>
>The problem is that in this Texas heat you need that AC running 100%
>of the time.  The temp goes 3/4 the way up the gauge, the high speed
>fan kicks in, the compressor turns off, the water cools just a little,
>then the fan turns off, compressor back on etc etc.
>
>My solution was to install a manual fan switch that LEAVES the high
>speed fan ON so that the engine temp gets down to something like
>normal.  The VW engineers never thot about temps over 100 degrees.
>Problem now is that I have no AC while the fan is left on.
>
>Thanks for the info.  I'll give it another look this weekend.
>

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