Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 18:21:11 EDT
Reply-To: kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: Water, water
Chris;
This is not the first time I have heard of this part failing. I
replaced mine, and all he hoses connected to it, as a preventative
measure.
Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC>
86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
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On Sat, 7 Oct 2000 11:24:35 -0500 Chris C Snyder <trollboy_1@LYCOS.COM>
writes:
> I am hoping that some one can help me sort this problem out.
>
>Last Wednesday evening, on the way back from the crousing The Coast
>parade I was driving along at about 10mph in the line of others when
>all of a sudden, I hear the "big pop" and in looking in my review
>mirror I could see all of my coolant plastering the car (convertible
>at that) behind me.
>
>I had it pulled in to a shop the next day as I could not find any hose
>bad and they found that the hose manifold ( the thing where a lot of
>the hoses connect) blew up. The mechanic that did the checking of the
>problem said that their is a plug thats put in the part at the factory
>and glued in and while he has never seen it happen that is what the
>problem is. It's costing me $52.00 for the part and yes the labor is
>high 190.00 making the repair almost $300.00
>
>My thinking is that for some reason the system built up to much
>pressure for some reason and blew the weakest part. I have had no
>problems with the cooling system what so ever. I did change the
>pressure relief thing on the expansion tank last spring and thats all.
>
>Has any one had or heard of this happening? I don't want to have to
>replace this again if something else is causing high pressure.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Chris
>
>
>10% cash back on all your calls through 2000 at Lycos Communications
>at
>http://comm.lycos.com
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