The manual refers to this blinking light as being caused by the expansion tank. A sort of spherical container just before the holding reservoir. Pouring water directly into this will suppress the blinking light however I think it a symptom of a more serious problem. >I'm a new owner of an 87 Vanagon GL. For the past couple of days the >coolant blinker light occasionally blinks for a few seconds and the car >often "hiccups" at the same time. The temperature needle seems fine, >always right in the middle (well, just below light) at operating temp. >Coolant level seems fine, V-belt seems fine, I don't know about the fan. >What else? > >Jerome |
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