Date:         Sun, 5 Nov 2000 12:29:53 -0500
Reply-To:     Javier Zavala <zavlomja@EC-RED.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Javier Zavala <zavlomja@EC-RED.COM>
Subject:      Peruvian Westy
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Hi volks:

I have just purchased what seems to be a problem, err....Westy and already
started with a grand opening....
Hope that you guys, with all the knowledge that I`ve been able to read this
past days thru the list, can help me solve the problems.

All family were going for a weekend in a nearby location, but just going
out of my city when I felt a loss of power together with a sssss at higher
rpm`s then turned to see the temp but the red light was on, also battery
light  (seems that, at the same time, the battery also run out of charge)
and I kind of didn`t understand right away what happened; anyway the only
thing left to do was to park and that I did.
Steam was coming out of the external vents and I jumped out to have a first
check;  Radiator water was leaking a little and I had the chance to touch
and find out it was ....COLD, went to the rear and checked the tank behind
the license plate, it was full with water and the temperature was mild,
instead of that, the other tank inside the engine compartment was boiling
without water!!!!
Towed the Westy to my friend`s  Workshop and they have everything worked
out of the block, there was a leak in the head area that turned to be a
torned out head that could and was welded. Now the problems begin.......

1) There is no chance to get the gaskets for the job, so we are thinking of
making them out of some substitute, of course not the rubber thing that is.

2) Still don`t know what caused the problem
3) What are the functions of that red light at temp`s gauge.

 Other considerations are that the water pump is a rebuilt (and think that
for the number "n" time), Radiator is not in it`s best condition and the
rest of the system is fine.

Really hope that you can help track and solve the problem.

Muchas Gracias,

Javier Zavala
Fono:(511) 9696933