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On Mon, 13 Aug 2001, Phil Castro wrote: > I'm really curious as to what good the thermostat is > on our cars. Wouldn't it just make sense to leave the > flaps wide open and let the air blow through all the > time as hard as possible? Have you ever driven a Type III at 5degF at about 1,000 rpm in first gear? Been there, done that. The thermostat is a good thing. Ever seen people driving water-cooled cars with a piece of cardboard attached to the radiator to block air flow? I know that the air-cooled VW thermostat is somewhat of a "religious" issue, but I think that 99.9% of people will agree that there are *some* driving conditions where it can become very relevant. -Greg ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org