Date:         Sat, 2 Mar 2002 12:49:07 +0100
Reply-To:     Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Subject:      Re: Cooling System Surprise
Comments: To: Joseph Tu <joetoo2@YAHOO.COM>
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You probably already know this, but even the extreme shortest distance, or
time period that you continue running your engine, after the temp light
flashes.... can result in very unpleasant meltdowns occuring.

Better to turn it immediately off... let it sit and cool, and THEN drive it
those 3 minutes back home, with all the heaters on high.

While there are several examples of badness occuring after the temp light
has begun flashing, the one that comes to my mind right now is the time my
good friend bought a beautiful Audi 400 Quattro, used, and it was in great
shape, and ran like a dream.

He overheated, randomly, about 6 months later, and pushed it 3 minutes or so
to the next exit...

Complete aluminum head meltdown.... car totaled, as he could not afford the
repairs.

RSF

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Robert S. Fish
Salzburg, Austria
1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
1987 Golf Cabriolet
1991 Golf

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I was sitting
at a stop light and the red light went on, then the needle slowly rose up,
just made it home before who knows what else could of happened!

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Robert S. Fish
Salzburg, Austria
1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
1987 Golf Cabriolet
1991 Golf