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how much is the thermostat supposed to vary? 200

posted by  Smitty on  Wed Mar 10 15:38 CST 2004
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Well, my '88 had a temp comp board, since it was replaced under warranty.

I think you need to do some research here on the Brickboard and read all you can on the TC board. Among other things it acts to dampen the needle swing to keep us staid and conservative Volvo drivers from having heart failure... there's even a 'bypass' which you can do at home or buy from IPD to minimize the *true* heart-stopping swings into the red zone.

Based on other cars I've owned, I think it's reasonable to expect a 25% variation in indicated coolant temp as you drive, more under extreme conditions (e.g., driving up a mountain at 8000 feet, like I do in Flagstaff). Volvo jsut doesn't want most of its customers to worry.






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