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Overheating at idle 200

posted by  someone claiming to be jorn schreurs on  Wed Aug 21 21:32 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Well I just had a bad experience with the thermostat. Brand new Volvo unit (Walher) 92C, did not cure overheating. Replaced a bunch of old stuff with new as you do to solve a problem and checked everything out.

Came back to that darn thermostat and replace again with new Volvo unit, this time 87C. Temp is real nice now at 1/2 and super stable. The previous thermostat was just shot (as well as the org unit I replaced).

Lesson here is: Don't trust the thermostat! They are cheap to buy ($12), easy to fit and do wear out (wax can leak out). Typical fail mode is hot. Try an 87C first before searching furhter is my advice.

Reg,

Jorn






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