Shawn, You making too much of nothing here. Buy the sensor and seal from busdepot. Might want to order a case of oil filters to make it worth the work of the order. Remove the old sensor and seal and replace it with the new sensor and seal. The new sensor and seal may not seal right so make sure to double check after your work. Sometimes a different seal is required to do the job. Appears to be a problem with quality control on the tanks. It is a good idea to point the van downhill but it is little more work than replacing the cap. Oh yes replace the cap too if over five years old and keep the old as a spare. gary ate: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:51:16 -0400 From: shawn luft <shawnagan@SYMPATICO.CA> Subject: Re: Replacing coolant level sensor? At least 12 months is better than 12 hours! Did you pick up a Bentley Book by any chance? At least then you can set out on the road, knowing that if anything goes you've got proper documentation to fix it. Best regards, Shawn Montreal, Qc.
Shawn Wright wrote: > While checking over our '88 Westy before heading out next week, I found > one source of a mysterious slow coolant leak - the coolant level sensor in > the left hand tank. There was a pool of coolant around it, and signs of > crusty coolant on the tank. I dried it off, and after an hour of driving, it was > wet again. Is there a trick to replacing this sensor and minimizing the > amount of air let into the system? I was thinking of parking the van facing > downhill, and possibly removing and raising the tank before undoing the > sensor. Has anyone tried this? > > I am also getting a faint coolant smell from the front heater core, so I > suspect the other slow leak may be there. My coolant level has gone from > 'Max' to 'Min ' in about 12 months, which I was trying to ignore since > coolant change time is coming up. I don't want to risk ignoring the leaking > sensor, as it appears identical to the sensor that failed without warning in > my Jetta and caused rapid coolant loss. > > I guess the good news is that the coolant appears to be avoiding the > combustion chambers... ;-) > > Shawn Wright > http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright > { This message sent by Pegasus Mail, guaranteed virus-free } > { Try the brand new version 4.1 at http://pmail.com }
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