> Hmmm, that's kinda presumptuous.
> Any chance its a different temperature thermostat?

     The only way it would be a different Temp. stat, is if
the parts people screwed up, and ended up maching one up by eye.
Even so the 80 deg c VS 87 deg c, is hard to find.

     In time the cooling system will self bleed out the extra
air and it will be back to normal....assuming everyhting is
working properly.

    One last note. If your temp. gauge reads just below the center
of the LED, as your going down the highway on a 70 deg f. day,
there is nothing wrong with your thermostast.

                  Eric

>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> > Of EMZ
> > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 1999 6:47 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Thermostat change, indicator difference
> >
> >
> >     Yep it will. Because the person who did the work, did not
> > get all the air out of the cooling system.
> >
> >             Eric                   86-VW4x4
> >             vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
> >             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, Brian Doss wrote:
> >
> > > I just had some work done to my '88. Just for the heck of it,
> > changed the
> > > thermostat. Now my indicator needle rides just above the red LED. Before
> > > thermostat change, it always hovered just below the red LED.
> > The fan hasn't
> > > been kicking on while driving, but I was curious, will changing
> > the thermostat
> > > affect the gauge reading like this? Where do your needles mostly hover?
> > >
> >
>