Next Westy meet is in Denver! Beer's on Joe! ;-) TEM ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe trussell" <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:49 PM Subject: Re: Coolant Movement Problems
> Thanks to everybody who has responded on my issue; I truly appreciate it! > > Now for the excruciatingly embarrassing part... > > I recently installed an instrument cluster from an '84. Per a suggestion > from Zoran, I let the engine run until nice and hot and nearly maxing out on > the temp gauge, then switched the new cluster out for my old original > cluster. > > The temp on the original cluster gauge shows just slightly north of the LED, > while the new cluster shows nearly maxed out. I switched them back and > forth several times because I didn't believe my eyes the first time. > > After a new radiator, flushing the system, two bleeds, and replacing the > thermostat, I now realize that it was a bad gauge. I think that the second > bleeding yesterday took care of any bubbles, because I didn't have any > leakage out of the second overflow tank after running it as hot as possible > just now. > > I apologize for being an idiot, but on the plus side the cooling system is > basically new, and the problem has been solved. > > I owe everybody on the list a cold, cold beer for wasting valuable time!! > > Joe T. > Denver, CO > '85 Wolfsburg Westy > > _________________________________________________________________ > Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ > |
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