thermostats and parts cars

[Gary Moore <magritte@pobox.com>]

On Fri, 18 Sep 1998, Paul Hanley wrote:

> Come on, it takes five minutes w/o P/S. I do believe the stat on my '79 was
> there just as all of my other VWs were. If it were anywhere else, coolant
> would get all over the place. In its current loc., ya just jam a bucket
> under there, yank out the two 10mm bolts and bam!! Oh well, good luck!

Yes, it'll be easy enough at home.  If it were near the top of the head
(like it is on my Datsun) I wouldn't need the bucket, which would have
been very convenient at work.

On the way home tonight, I connected the wires to the fan switch together
to keep the fan on continuously.  The water temp was better behaved, but
the oil temp still hit the red zone before I got home.  I'll start my
morning tomorrow with replacement of the thermostat.  If that doesn't
restore good temperatures, I guess I'll have the radiator checked out.

I looked at a '79 tonight with a bad transmission.  I think I'm going to
buy it and take the seats (from an '83 S, I think) and windshield.  What
else might be worth stripping and storing?  Light lenses, fuel injection,
grill?  As an apartment dweller, it'll need to be stowable in a closet.

Gary

'80 VW Scirocco
'79 Datsun 810 Coupe
'72 Tonka pickup

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