Date:         Mon, 17 Jun 2002 03:30:12 -0400
Reply-To:     "Russell, William" <william.russell@UW-INC.COM>
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From:         "Russell, William" <william.russell@UW-INC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cooling system level?
Comments: To: patrice b <prb@TELEVAR.COM>
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I've been wondering for some time about the same treatment with an air
cooled.  Should I let it idle for a while after a long run?

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of patrice b
Sent: June 17, 2002 02:42
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Cooling system level?

Wow, thanks for bringing this up, Randy; and thanks to John and the
others
that reposnded-- I had missed that tidbit in the manual and would never
have thought to idle for a few minutes when, say, pulling into a gas
station after a long stretch of summer highway. Way good to know!

--Patrice
85GL "VanaBlue"

> As I recall the manual says to allow your engine to idle for 3 minutes
> before shutting down if you are running in very hot weather or after a
> long run.
>
> The heads are really hot then and if you just suddenly shut down that
> heat is not allowed to dissapate, so it boils the water, makes steam
> which inturn pushs your coolant out.
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> Randy Charrette wrote:
>
> > My 87' Syncro did something weird today. I drove for about 45 min.
in
> > high 80 degree weather. Engine temp was fine, but when I shut down
> > coolant over flowed in the "fill" bottle and came spouting out of
the
> > little holes in the top.I heard it gurgling when this happened. I
did
> > not top it off again after this and continued on my day watching it.
> > What I would like to know is- should the coolant be between min. and
> > max when the engine is hot or cold? Right now after this incedent I
am
> > running in between the marks at operating temp, and no coolant in
the
> > fill bottle when cold. Is this right?
> >