I had similar symptoms on my '91 Westy recently. Turned out to be old, cracking, leaking-under-pressure-when-hot rubber hose leading from right head to the coolant tank. Bob Stevens http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare
Steven Dodson wrote: > > I need some advice. I live 6 miles up a mountain road, it's quite steep in > some places on the way up, especially the last half mile. A couple days ago > I noticed a small (6" dia) puddle of coolant under the rear bumper. I could > find no wet spots on the van. I ran some errands yesterday afternoon (it was > warm out) and in the evening I saw a larger puddle, same area but now much > larger (6 x 18"). I checked the coolant level and it looked fine. I did find > some wet spots on sheet metal, directly under the pulleys. I could not see a > source. >
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