RE: Blinking water LED (and H2O gauge)

[aventari <Aventari@cts.com>]

At 11:52 AM 3/4/97 -0800, you wrote:
>
>Speaking of temperature gauge worries, is it normal for the stock 
>temperature gauge to almost be pegged (but no LED on) when stuck in 
>traffic after driving for a while at highway speed?  Mine does this 
>(an '88), and my other Scirocco ('86) does it too.  I've heard that 
>these cars are just prone to run hot, but I'd like to hear from other 
>people about this too.
>
>Thanks
>
>Tim

Not really normal. You probably have the stock 192 degree thermostat in
there, and that is really too hot. 
I got a 180 degree and put it in when i flushed the system. And found that i
had been running a 160! 160 is a little cold, (the colder, the less gas
mileage you get) and 180 is just about right. I'd get a new thermostat if i
were you

Kevin

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