On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Sounds like you have an internal head gasket leak or a cracked head. You > are getting combustion gasses into the cooling system. Check the > archives. Many have been here before. I'm not so sure. If he has that, he should be getting "air" (really exhaust gases) out the radiator. I'm a little suspicious of his new thermostat. I'd also like to know if his fan came on when the van overheated while idling, and if not, why. |
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