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On 6 May 2004 at 9:22, John Benedetto wrote: > --On Thursday, May 06, 2004 8:30 AM -0500 Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> > wrote: > > It is normal for it to be mostly closed at room temp. It will be mostly > > open when it gets well below freezing. Unlike the engine cooling > > thermostat, the AAR does not open/close all at one temp; it closes > > slowly over a rather wide temp range as the engine warms up. The +/- > > indicates which direction you should shift it to adjust exactly where > > that range falls. > > So, for testing purposes, he could place it in the freezer to see it open > further (the opposite of the hot water test)? Yes, that's how you would test this sensor, but there's little point, because I'm pretty sure this is not the problem and he needs to move his focus elsewhere. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org