[s-cars] Re: T-stat headaches

[Brian Powell]

> Replaced T-stat for 3rd time this year. Most recently 2 weeks ago. Was
> OK for
> a couple of days with dig readout on clim control rising to 87 and
> staying
> around there. Now Temp gauge rises to to 11 oclock and stays there,
> but the
> dig readout now varies between 70 and 80. Air temp in around 75F. Any
> ideas
> what's going on. Maybe air trapped somewhere? Is the dig readout
> sensor the
> same as the gauge?

Dave, I have been contemplating (in fact, I have purchased the 87C
t-stat and coolant) doing a replacement on mine because it only hovers
around 80-85deg C on the CC, stays at the "normal" mark on the gauge.
I was suspecting that my t-stat is an 80-deg model that the PO owner
may have put in by mistake.  Maybe 80-87 is normal for this car?  My
wife's A4 stays rock steady at 90.

Let me know what you find out.

Cheers,
Brian