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On Wed, 2004-11-24 at 21:42, Jim Adney wrote: > On 23 Nov 2004 at 23:34, Amy Rarig wrote: > > > Sorry forgot the web site http://www.geocities.com/vwsinpa/index.html. > > Great People. Barry noticed that my thermostat is shot and said that > > I could take it out and drive safely without over heating. Until I > > get the new one. True? He said the flaps will stay open. > > If it's shot, then it is probably already holding the flaps open. Look at it. > If it has expanded up to the top of the frame it sits in then it's already > open. The best thing to do is to just replace it. Don't let him talk you into > just removing it permanently. This leads to slow warmup and greater engine > wear. It won't out and out damage the engine, but the engine will just wear out > faster. > I have thermostats if she needs one. They are off T-1's but the parts book says they are the same. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~