Date:         Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:43:55 -0500
Reply-To:     georgejoann@JUNO.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         George Jannini <georgejoann@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Overheat thought
Comments: To: dbeierl@IBM.NET

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

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