At 01:52 PM 10/29/98 -0800, you wrote:
>The engine in my 88 Syncro takes forever to heat up, and with the cold
>season beeing over us already, this is rather annoying. My best shot
>would be the thermostat, but I will not bother to replace it if the wbx
>really is a slow heater. I will ask you how long does your vans take to
>get any heat in the heaters? I have to do at least 15 minutes of city
>driving to get any heat to speak of....

~ 5 minutes max - because I've discovered thermostats get 'lazy' (open too
quickly) after 30-50K miles; they can be swapped out in 10 minutes & you'll
only lose a cuppla cups of coolant.  Put a pan under the housing & replace
it from above (i.e. the engine compartment).  Replace the ECU temp sensor
(blue) while you're at it.

Austin