Date:         Fri, 13 Jul 2001 15:21:35 -0700
Reply-To:     T Berk <tberk@MINDSPRING.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         T Berk <tberk@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Coolant Trolls - Expansion Tanks
Comments: To: pensioner <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET>
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pensioner wrote:
>
> That gurgling sound is a fearsome coolant troll.  Be prepared to ransom your
> beloved basecamp before you can cross the bridge.
>
> Sometimes they sound just like the coolant as it flows back into or from the
> expansion tank, but not always.  They may take mirrored Ray-Bans in trade,
> or they may not.
>
> Now the question of the week...Why does the Vanagon have an expansion tank
> and the rabbits jettae, passati and so on don't?


But, but, but they Doooooo.

Early model water-cooled A1 chassis radiators have the expansion camber
built into the end caps while later models (oh, say after 1985) have an
external overflow bottle connected via a smallish braid covered rubber
hose on the In side and a larger rubber hose on the down side.

Pop the hood of a Golf/Jetta built after 85 and see what I mean.

Am I answering your question?

TBerk
Early Model Aficionado