83 Europa Camper - where's the thermostat?

Hey all,

I've got an 83 Camper van, water cooled, and of late the temperatures not
been sitting as stable as usual. I spoke to some friends who said that it
could be that the thermostat in the water system is sticking since it's left
for a couple of weeks at a time between drives. I was wondering if anyone
had any tips as to where the thermostat is and the best way to go about
replacing / fixing it?

Thanks

Lee

Thought I should add that it's a VW Transporter style....

"Lee Bazalgette - factorydesign" > wrote in
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> Hey all,
>
> I've got an 83 Camper van, water cooled, and of late the temperatures not
> been sitting as stable as usual. I spoke to some friends who said that it
> could be that the thermostat in the water system is sticking since it's
> left for a couple of weeks at a time between drives. I was wondering if
> anyone had any tips as to where the thermostat is and the best way to go
> about replacing / fixing it?
>
> Thanks
>
> Lee
>

More important then the thermostat on your VANAGON (in the US) is a bleeder
screw on top of the radiator and one in the engine bay on a plastic fitting
that looks like a "H" as I recall. Be careful with the plastic fittings as
they were no longer available when I sold my 84 Vanagon over 4 years ago.
You need to "burp" the air out of the system and it may be a sign of
leaky head gaskets. A common problem in the US and a pain to repair. Been
there, done that!
As for the thermostat, it's on the rear of the engine near the water
pump as I recall.

JoBo

"Lee Bazalgette - factorydesign" > wrote in
message ...
> Hey all,
>
> I've got an 83 Camper van, water cooled, and of late the temperatures not
> been sitting as stable as usual. I spoke to some friends who said that it
> could be that the thermostat in the water system is sticking since it's
> left for a couple of weeks at a time between drives. I was wondering if
> anyone had any tips as to where the thermostat is and the best way to go
> about replacing / fixing it?
>
> Thanks
>
> Lee
>