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The previous owner has possibly removed the thermostat - people do strange things like that for some reason. People do that on Aircooled engines too, generally on the basis that VW had no clue about what they were doing, but some beardy idiot down the pub does. On a Scirocco the thermostat housing ...

Whilst VW did a good job learning from the prototypes, there is always room for improvement. I'm especially liking the B32 telescopic engine cover option. I also like the cup holders in the passenger side drivers seat the Multivans have too, for example. Any others you deem worth a mention? https:/...

easy to check if the thermostat works start it up and let it idle, feel the large pipe that enters the thermostat housing at the top from the front of van, it should be cold ( this is the return from radiator) as it heats up this should stay cold until the thermostat opens when it gets hot quite ra...

...or maybe something else. Hi. I have recently bought a 1990 Autohomes Kamper MK4 T25. It has a stock 1.9 DG engine. It goes pretty well. I have owned two Aircooled T25s and a 1968 Bay, so most of my tinkering experience has been Aircooled. The engine gets hot, but the temp gauge needle never seems...