Date:         Tue, 6 Feb 2007 23:56:45 -0500
Reply-To:     benoit <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
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From:         benoit <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject:      Re: Need input on radiator problem
Comments: To: Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net>
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Come on Mark, your better than that!!!! hey hey.... "more than the
radiator", ok what my friend!!!!

Ben

Mark Drillock wrote:

> 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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