Date:         Fri, 14 Dec 2001 23:27:00 -0800
Reply-To:     Richard Ferguson <fergusrh@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Richard Ferguson <fergusrh@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      coolant woes
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Hi Volks,
I have had a time with the coolant system of my 85 Westie...and it does
not seem to be resolved yet...first the flange between the coolant
reservoir and the hoses blew out on the freeway. VW no longer makes
this part so I had to search until I found one luckily at Walter's shop
in Lafayette, Indiana. I had to hobble up the road a ways when it blew
but I didn't run too long overheating. So this was replaced and I began
noticing that the temp gauge would rise after driving on the highway
then coming to a stop at a light. This is still happening. So I took it
back to the shop and they said I needed a new radiator so we replaced
that...same problem persisting only this time the radiator temp sensor
went bad...can you imagine not replacing that part when putting in a
new radiator???so the fan ran continuously until the battery was
depleted. I was able to jump the van but when the shop fixed the
radiator sensor they said the battery would not hold a charge so I had
to buy a new battery! I am thinking about disputing the charges on all
this with the shop as they really seem to lack the diagnostic skills
that are the reason I took it to them in the first place. The fan
switch has also been replaced...the thermostat has been checked and the
indicator in the coolant resevoir. The same problem is
persisting...after driving on the highway and coming up to a light or
whatever and idling the temp gauge shoots up like the van is
overheating. What could this be? It never did anything like this before
the coolant H flange had to be replaced.
Thanks in advance for any advice,
Rick
85 Westie
2.1 upgrade

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