> Heck, Ford was making vans with no overflow bottle or expansion tank at > all as late as 1990. The manual told you to leave an inch of air space in > the top of the radiator when filling it, to allow for expansion. After a > while I got tired of it puking coolant out on the ground when I misjudged > this, and added an overflow bottle myself. I don't like seeing a coolant > puddle under my car. > > > David Brodbeck, N8SRE > '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia > '86 Volvo 240DL wagon > Heck David, you're just badly conditioned about seeing blue pee under your vehicle. It's not a good sign with a vanagon. tim in san jose |
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