----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Dorm" <mark_hb@hotmail.com> To: <wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 8:56 PM Subject: Re: 2.1 coolant woes/Questions
> I have a few coolant questions of my own. > > First, do those spring load clamps that attach the hoses to the radiator > ever fail or go bad? (these are the kind without the screw). I've never had one of the spring clamps go bad, but I have scarred them up a bit. Second, is the > special tool needed to take these off something you buy somewhere? If yes is > it common and universal (ie available at FLAPS), or is something you order > from a special source? There is a special tool available at most FLAPS, but I've always had good luck using Chanellock type pliers. > > Third, my last mechanic put in the wrong sensor in the thermostat housing. > This is the sender that feeds the guage telling you how hot you engine is. > This is the black one (not the blue one). The one they put in is for the > radiator up front (that is used for telling the fan when to go on). The > sensor now in the housing (which is wrong) is 025 906 231. (what a pain this > was to read! was hard to read being near sighted.). The sensor is supposed > to be 251 919 501, or 251 919 501D. (per a vw dealer part guy). So, does > using the wrong sensor give you the wrong info, or are these really the same > but with different part numbers? I am reading a bit hotter since the repair. > But I also started a coolant leak in the radiator, a minor one, right after > the repair. Or rather, it started itself. The radiator sensor threads into a hole in the side of the radiator. Is this the same arrangement for the t'stat? I am only guessing, but if it is a different part #, it is almost certainly a different value. > > Fourth, if I buy the repair manual, do you think its easy for a novice to > change their own radiator? Easy, err . . . no, but quite doable. It's more a PITA than technically difficult. > > Thanks! > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > |
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