On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 13:54:49 -0500 David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET> writes: (snip)...<<...the temp gauge does not warn b/c it's reading coolant that no longer exists -- although if the expansion tank empties it ought to indicate *that*. Hmmm -- does it, and people just don't notice in time?...>>
It's certainly true that the gauge won't read air temperature, but it has been my experience (twice in six years) that when the van had a slow coolant leak, there was plenty of warning due to the rapidly blinking LED which I could hardly ignore while driving. The last time it happened, I pulled over just after the lamp began flashing to find that that the reservoir was still more than half full. George/ATL '89 Westy, Wernher ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. |
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