[Vwdiesel] Re: 100,000 US Mandated Emissions Warranty?

[Michael Snow]

TexasTDI wrote:
> My thermostat is stuck open in my Jetta.  In the summer the temp needle
> never moves past the 1/4 mark driving down the road.  And this past winter I
> had no heater at all.
>
> Most thermostats close-up when they fail.  This causes the motor to overheat
> and can damage the motor.  VW is smart enough to design their thermostats to
> stay open when they fail.
>

You give VW too much credit here.  I have seen numerous thermostats in a
wide variety of cars fail in both open and closed positions.  I doubt
that VW designs thermostats at all.  It seems more likely that Behr,
etc. design and build to VW's engine specs.

Why would anyone spend all winter driving around with no heat to save
$20?  I guess you're not up in north Texas, where I froze my butt off in
the month of March some years back :-)

Mike Snow