I finally got a quattro (well, sort of...) - Part 2

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.... What's the second thing I did?  I worried.  It was running VERY hot and
the fan was cycling on and off all the time, even on the highway.  In
technical terms, this is a Bad Thing.  I know these cars tend to run warm,
but this was ridiculous.  Hoping for a miracle, I got a new thermostat and,
lo and behold, the old one was bad!  It had a rubber gasket for the plunger
to seat against, and the gasket had split and was blocking the flow.  With
the new 'stat, the gauge was now steady, but still 80% of the way to the hot
mark.  I worried even more, as dollar signs floated before my eyes.  After
much searching, my local NAPA store (who'd of guessed!) had a 180 degree
stat, rather than the 195 everyone else recommended.  That's installed now,
and the guage is steady at about 60% to the hot mark.  I feel better, but
still drive with my eye on the temp guage more than the road.
Here's the perplexing part: the radiator fan still comes on.  When I shut the
engine off sometimes, I hear it running but it stops after about 10 seconds.
 Has anyone ever heard of such a thing?  The fan definately comes on when the
coolant gets hot, but seem to run other times, too.
Well, that's about it for now.

tom emrich
'87 Quantum Syncro
'86 Scirocco
'81 Scirocco GTI in parts