Larry, the trouble may have two possibilities I would check out first. Air bubble and/or stuck thermostat. I would bet the latter. It may be the pump, but I would check the first two items first. Put in a new 'stat, then bleed the system. That would be the first place to start. I drove my '85 GL for 100,000 plus miles with the needle on or slightly above the light and never had a lick of trouble, then one day on a long trip the pump died with no warning. The seal on the pump failed big time and dumped my coolant in just a few moments. Good Luck. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL driver AAG - Larry Word wrote: >My vanagon has stopped pumping water? All water lines appear hot in engine compartment, lukewarn under-car, etc. with my front heater having no heat and the radiator cool on all sides? I have brief moments of heat in my front area and at those times my temp. appears "better". > -What would make my water pump not pump? It's still intact..... > -Could an air bubble in my system cause this or would that work itself out enough to insure that I had alittle water to the front of my radiator. > -Would a water Vanagon system needing bleeding be enough to have my water pump not pump? if so, would this likely burn up my older style water pump (1.9l) ? > -Stuck shut thermostat is my guess...but is that all I need to concern myself w/ at this time? > -My temp. rises quickly and stays above water level light on dash. > -At what point to you cause "damage" to these vanagon engines? Over the years, I have driven a good distance "slightly above that water level light on dask) while trying to figure out best approach to fix my engine. This is a new issue I am trying to get handle on and avoid major issue by not handling..... > >Thanks for any and all insights..... > >Larry >Georgia > > > > |
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