The rad's only about 14 month's old --- I'd hate to think it's hosed so soon. Is there any way of testing it? Cheers, Doug On 8/24/05, Terry K <CTONLINE@webtv.net> wrote: > Doug, > > Nothing worse than breaking down in the middle of almost nowhere. > > I'll have to say this all sounds like it's radiator time.. > > My 89 would run at perfect operating temps till I got tied up in > traffic--rush hour stuff. > > If ou have to turn on the heater to cool it down, the rediator is > plugged. > > Bad news, but pretty muh rule of thumb, if youhave to add more coils ( > heater core) to keep operating temps down the radiator will be half > plugged up, and not doing it's job. > > I replaced mine and the temp needle never gets above the mid > point--ever. > > My radiator fan wasn't working either--- > > Why? > The area in the radiator that the fan switch is mounted is the area that > was most plugged--not much coolant flow in that area. > > It works fine now that there is flowation--- > > Good Luck---. > > > > ______________ > |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ > | | | | > ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| > > Terry-- > > "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom" > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://community.webtv.net/VanagonUsedParts/VanagonParts > > http://community.webtv.net/VanStuff/VanagonWestfalia > > http://community.webtv.net/CTONLINE/terryshighonlifepage > > > > |
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