Date:         Tue, 8 Jan 2002 11:44:24 -0800
Reply-To:     bemba <matthiask@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From:         bemba <matthiask@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating,
              grinding gears(manual trans
In-Reply-To:  <20020108.062922.-205211.0.kdlewis@juno.com>
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Ken, and all,

I don't think that is possible. In ten minutes of running the van, there
still was no water at the radiator. At that point the needle starts to climb
past the indicator light, engine always at >2000 rpm. If I run it longer, it
will overheat and the temp light will start flashing, don't want to risk
that with a 150000 mi engine. I know that leaving the thermostat out is not
smart, I am however not revving the engine until it is warm. I did that to
eliminate this particular trouble factor. I cannot find an explanation for
my radiator not warming up, except it itself being faulty. My heat exchanger
and heater valve might be on its last legs, as well. Could that cause the
same symptoms?? Is there any other way to find out than the rather primitive
approach of replacing every single component??? On the other hand my
Macintosh is being troubleshot the same way. Hm.

Later

Matthias




> Mathis;
>       I would make sure you can successfully bleed the system of air
> before I replace the radiator. A big air bubble could be blocking the
> flow to the radiator. I do not recommend leaving out the thermostat, bad
> idea. can you run the heaters to keep the temp down while you work on it?
>
> Good Luck and Drive Safely
> Ken Lewis
> 86 Crewcab,60 356
> http://Neksiwel.20m.com/
>
> On Mon, 7 Jan 2002 23:26:57 -0800 bemba <matthiask@MINDSPRING.COM>
> writes:
>> Helloo!
>>
>> Thanks for all the input, it is of a lot of help. I have just
>> replaced the
>> water pump with a new italian make, G&B, for 89.95 at Kragen,
>> special order
>> item yesterday over the phone. I know now that the water pump is
>> working,
>> and I left the thermostat out, too. The hoses all get warm, even
>> the
>> radiator hoses in the engine bay. But I can't bleed the radiator,
>> there's
>> the sound of hissing air, but no water, and the rad doesn't heat up.
>> The
>> indicator for the h2o temp climbed steadily past the light, as then
>> I turned
>> it off. Next step is replacing the radiator. I flushed the engine
>> coolant
>> passages and the heater out with a gardening hose. No sign of
>> blockage. I
>> will flush the long radiator hoses out, as I replace the rad.
>> Why my transmission is trouble now is a mystery to me, too. The
>> clutch does
>> not disengage fully, can't seem to be able to disconnect the motor
>> from the
>> trans, in other words, maybe my slave cyl is bust, too. There seems
>> to be
>> too much travel when I step on the clutch pedal. Never had this
>> problem
>> before recent incident. We'll see.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Matthias
>>
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