None of the above.  Your van is approaching 50 years old(or is at least
living out the 50th anniversary  of the Bus vicariously) and is getting some
hot flashes.

DM&FS
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Lewis <lewis-family@VIPNET.CO.UK>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, August 31, 2000 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: Warm Feet & strange guages

>Yep, I second this. Playing about with the cable yesterday in fact, on our
>'83. You might just reach the clamp from behind the ash tray, if you have
>small hands or a trained octopus. However, the cable clamp is rubber and
>seems to be made by the weako-stretch slipping clamp company. Improvising
>with mechano and silicone rubber may be required.
>
>BTW, whenever I turn on the headlights, my temp guage starts to rise. It
>also rises on it's own now and again. What's going on with that then?
Ground
>fault? Alien Interference? Localised gravity well?
>
>Cheers!
>Andrew
>'83 Vanagon, soon to be a camper.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Date: 31 August 2000 20:30
>Subject: Re: Warm Feet
>
>
>>Pop off the intrument cluster cover and find the heater control cable.
>>Loosen the screw on the cable clamp.  Move the housing so you have a
little
>>more push on the wire.  It should close the valve completely now.  I guess
>>the cable stretches after 10 to 20 years.  If this doesn't do it, you will
>>have to look at your hot water valve from underneath (above the spare
>>tire).  The cable adjustment fixed my '85.
>>                                                        Jay
>>