Vanagons only overheat sitting in traffic if something is wrong... or maybe it's 130 degree's outside... being it's November I doubt that is the case in your situation... beyond that you are asking us to play a guessing game... why don't you try providing us some clues... like year of your vanagon... mileage.. last time you changed coolant... what was the percent of coolant Vs water? are they any other signs of overheating other than the blinking light (blinking lights sometimes happen without the engine being overheated) have you checked the level of the coolant? ... what is it? have you been loosing coolant? what items have been serviced recently... especially on the coolant system... Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fafa Nugon" <farfanugon@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 10:44 AM Subject: Red light in slow traffic, Help
> Red light in slow traffic, Help > I realize Vanagon's are famous for getting over heated, can anyone help in > how to keep the engine cooler (much cooler) overall and specially in slow > traffic. I had a scare today when the temp gauge went close to the top and > began to blink. Pulled over for awhile till the traffic died down and got > home OK. > Thank you > Farfanugon > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > |
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