Hi I do not know if it was badly overheated. Seller says it blew, water cooked, they pulled over, added a lot more water, drove home. Drove short tipes for a peirod, 8 km per. liter of water. Got it fixed eventually at a mechanic, a month ago, now they are selling the van, because they have bought a Citroen Berlingo instead. I am a bit worried of the waterpump issue, can imagine a lot of air in the system, if they needed to add 1 liter for each 8 km driven - a lot of local hotspots in the engine. As well as adding all that water, maybe corrosion inside the engine. How can the waterpump damage the engineblock when it goes? And how can a bad waterpump total a Vanagon .- if it isnt the blue rustagon? Happy driVWing Jayjay |
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