Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 18:08:59 -0400
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From: MilosKitchen <sagmoore@ZOOMINTERNET.NET>
Subject: Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
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Hi Joy,
Was the split (break) in a radiator hose (larger diameter) or a heater hose
(smaller diameter)?
Thanks,
Dave Milo
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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Joy Hecht
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 5:39 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Don in North Carolina
:::Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 5:08 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
:::
:::I have been thinking about installing a coolant pressure gauge or warning
:::system because of this. When my coolant hose going from the left head to
:::the coolant manifold split, the first indication of a problem was the
:::steam :::coming out of the vents by the rear window. My coolant temp
gauge never :::went above 3/4, no flashing light or buzzer. But the
expansion and :::overflow :::tanks were dry...
:::
:::If you have a slow leak, the expansion tank level sensor works to
:::indicate a :::problem, but in a catastrophic coolant loss, it's too slow
to respond. I :::just happened to luck out, as the coolant hose on my '88
split just as I :::was :::pulling into my driveway - low speed make a high
steam effect! Could be :::worse, my first thought when I saw the smoke
(steam) was a fire! I was :::strangely happy when I smelled the coolant,
I'll tell you!
Me too! After I pulled into the shoulder and saw clouds behind my van, I
wasn't sure if it was dust or coolant or smoke. I jumped out of my van and
was just thinking about how to operate my fire extinguisher when I realized
it was coolant.
Other people didn't, though! Within a minute or so a man pulled up in front
of me, introduced himself as an off-duty fireman, and offered help. A
minute or two later a fire engine pulled up, sirens blaring - someone had
seen me, reacted fast, and called 911. They emerged with gas masks on, and
we kind of laughed at them, since it was just steam. The state police
pulled up within another minute or so too.
Nice to know that reaction times in northern Indiana are so quick! And an
overheated engine is nothing compared to a fire.
Don, if you design a coolant pressure gauge or warning system of some sort,
please tell me about it! I might be interested. Don't want to blow out my
new engine too.
FWIW, I had an inch-long break in the coolant hose that went, due to rot
around a clamp. I assume the leak was very fast, not gradual.
Joy
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