G'day I've never been to Los Gatos, don't know where it is, don't know what the elevation is, don't know how steep a climb. What I do know, is that if you are climbing moderatly steep hills for anything over say five minutes, you are asking your motor to produce an incredible amount of work, which generates a tremendous amount of excess heat, which must be dissipated. Just a suggestion here: don't turn off your motor for several minutes in order for your radiator to dissipate that heat. Hope this helps. JGS 84 1.9L Westfalia Bleu Schtroumpf ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Masuda <Kennethboy223@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 10:56 PM Subject: (no subject)
> I have a 1990 Vanagon that percolates the coolant when I drive to the Summit > in Los Gatos and turn it off. Ive replaced the thermo fan switch to a lower > temp > and it helped but still percolates. Anybody have a solution? > |
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