Date:         Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:43:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@HOME.COM>
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From:         Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@HOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: She's a boiling over ....
Comments: To: schur xxxxxxxxxxx <schur@PRODIGY.NET>
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Try bleeding the system.  If it happens again you most likely have a
head gasket leak.  Take it to a shop and have them use their "sniffer"
on the coolant tank to be sure.  You should still be under warranty from
AVP.

Good luck!

Stuart MacMillan

schur xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> I'm steaming (well my camper is anyway). I have about
> 2000 miles on a remanufactured engine (AVP) and it
> seems to be running fine.  It has new heads. The engine
> runs cool and has the same amout of power as my old engine
> before it needed to be replaced.  After I exited the
> highway this morning and came to a light I saw steam
> coming up from the back of the camper. I pulled over and
> shut off the engine. Looked behind the license plate
> and saw that my coolant overflow container was
> overflowing.  Last I checked (when it was cold)
> the level was at the bottom of the overflow container.
> Anyone know what's happening here? Should I be
> panicking?  I thought I remembered reading years
> ago on the list that this could be a sign of a cracked
> head?
>
> Thanks in advance for any (good) news!
>
> Jeff H.
> '87 Westy