Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 09:55:24 -0800
Reply-To: Bill Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
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From: Bill Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Subject: Re: Peruvian Westy
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Javier...
why can't you get the head gaskets?
I'm sure they could be shipped to you from the U.S.... will your country not
allow them to be imported??
The problem with cool water up front in the radiator and hot water in the
rear sounds to me like the water pump has gone bad... if the bearing froze
and would not turn, then the alternator would not generate electricity and
the battery/alternator light would come on at the same time.... this could
also be caused by a broken belt... or broken alternator supports causing a
loose belt...
Suerte,
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Javier Zavala" <zavlomja@EC-RED.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 9:29 AM
Subject: Peruvian Westy
> 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
>
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