[Vwdiesel] Rabbit 1984 1.6 turbo. ( Thermostats ).

[Nate Wall]

<<<<an other thermostat did it.
BINGO  12 noon. The one taken out was marked 80C  the
one going in was
marked 92C go figure.>>>>

For the '85 Jetta D or TD, an 87 deg. C. thermostat is
what is called for. I'd imagine its the same for an
'84 Rabbit D. The big "sensor" screwed into the upper
radiator hose flange on the head is indeed the A/C
cut-out for when the engine overheats.

--nate

--Nate
--- "H .Hagar" <h_hagar at prcn.org> wrote:
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> Thank you Mark,Scott and Nate.       I am model T
> stuff ---good old days --Rad ,pump and a thermometer
> in the rad cap. ---- These Bunnys are tricky as
> hell. Got a mouthful trying to siphon , then I got a
> shower when I pulled the thermostat.  (no wonder the
> dogs like the stuff  , sweet). Just drove in from
> the highway    , an other thermostat did it. BINGO
> 12 noon. The one taken out was marked 80C  the one
> going in was marked 92C go figure.
> Learned a lot.       The sensor  on the end of the
> head is Temp. and the one on the side (by # 4
> injector) operates a relay for something ---could
> hear it click when grounding (earthing for Mark
> Shepherd).              Hagar.
>
> PS: Newbies test them according Bentley.
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