Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 08:25:52 -0400
Reply-To: Alan Pickersgill <alanpick@MAGMA.CA>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Alan Pickersgill <alanpick@MAGMA.CA>
Subject: Re: 1987 GL Coolant System Problems
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Charlie:
No part of the system should explode unless it is under inordinate pressure
(like boiling). So you'll need to look for where the water escaped from.
Might not be a hose. When this happened to me it was because idling with no
air flow through the radiator caused the system to boil and blew the top of
the expansion tank (not the filler tank behind the licence plate - but the
expansion tank in the engine compartment) Heat deformed the tank so I had to
get a used one.
Real issue is why didn't the fan come on to prevent the boiling. Answer in
my case - the guy who painted the van disconnected the harness at the
radiator and forgot to reconnect so it boiled. Plugged it back in and fan
worked normally.
No harm seems to have been done - that was 40,000km ago.
Alan Pickersgill
Ottawa ON
Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: Charlie Ford <cjford@ALTAMAHA.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 5:09 AM
Subject: 1987 GL Coolant System Problems
> Hey folks,
>
> My vanagon sat for a couple of weeks while I was sick and
> hospitalized. I figured it would be a great time AC charged by a
> buddy of mine that has all that equipment.
>
> He came over and started the van and let it idle while he recharged
> the AC. Suddenly a coolant hose or other blew and spewed out coolant
> all over my rear passenger side fender well area.
>
> I was in the hospital until just last friday and because of my
> illness haven't been able to look at it. Hate to sound like an
> invalid but please help if you can.
>
> I have some knowledge of aircooled but the vanagon watercooled system
> is foriegn to me.
>
> Can anyone tell me what I need to look for.
>
> Please offer any thoughts or advice if you can. Meanwhile we will be
> feeling our way through the system to first find the exact point of
> blow out and replacement of whatever needs replacing.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Charlie
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>
> cjford@altamaha.net
>
>
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