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Date:         Tue, 6 Feb 2007 18:22:16 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Need input on radiator problem
Comments: To: Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2007020620504762@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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Is the radiator fan coming on? That is critical on those long slower climbs. I suspect that more than the radiator.

Mark

Benny boy wrote:

> Guys, yea, i need your input! > > I had NO radiator related problem since i started working on Vanagon! yea, > so they are not so bad after all, anyway, what i need is feedback on those > who had problem! What i would like to know is the folllowing and it concern > those who has NO real leak on the rad: > > -Did you had overheating problem, if yes, when, freeway/hills or on idle, > mid speed,all the time, intermittent? > > -Did the overheating happen suddenly? without warning or slowly on a long > period of time, was it on a hot summer day? > > -For those who the rad was the problem, do you know if it was cloggued? fin > dammage? leaking? > > Here is why i'm asking: i did a top-end and others small stuff for a very > nice 62yo lady a few month ago, now, she is stranded with over-heating > problem deep into Mexico (near Acapulco), most coolant componants were > replace, heads/pistons are new, water pump, thermostat and many other > coolant related parts were replaced (not to say all). Since that top-end, > she did at least 5000 miles without any problem. She just call me from there > telling my some small town mechanic was removing the thermostat as we where > on the phone, i went bazoukkk... i told her how to test the thermostat wile > there and explain to her how to flush the rad to see if it was flowing. > (it's a 1.9 by the way) > > The engine/coolant don't overheat at low speed, only on big hills wile > climbing, the engine sound and run fine all the time with good power, even > when it's over-heating??? ........................


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