Ron wrote:
>
> Randolph wrote:
> >It seems your thermostat is stuck open.
> > Cheap part to buy, but I don't know how
> > easy it is to replace on on your car.
>
> Thats what I was thinking, but in the 30 yrs that I have been working on
> cars I've never heard of that. I've had plenty get stuck shut, but never
> had one stuck open. You would think that the spring would close it.

A few years ago the engine on my brother's VW would never reach normal
operating temp and there was very little heat from the heater. New
thermostat fixed the problem. The old one wasn't literally stuck open,
but it opened way to early.