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Date:         Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:57:16 -0700
Reply-To:     Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: My van makes coolant!
Comments: To: Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <471A98A8.7030301@comcast.net>
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Give the man a seegar! I do indeed have a failed expansion tank cap.

I like it when I find a cause to a problem.

-- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR

On 10/20/2007 5:09 PM Ken Wilford wrote:

> Your expansion tank cap is probably bad and not holding pressure. Take > it off and try sucking through it (clean the coolant off first). If you > can easily suck on it then it is toast and needs to be replaced. Many > are in the condition and folks just don't know. It is important that > they hold pressure because if not then the boiling point of your coolant > is lower than it should be so it will overheat easier. > > Hope this helps, > Ken Wilford > John 3:16 > www.vanagain.com > > Michael Elliott wrote: >> I replaced the water pump in my 1.9L yesterday, a thoroughly pleasant >> task, and filled and bled the cooling system. I did it using TJ Hannink's >> "raise the rear" method as shown on >> >> http://www.vanagonauts.com/The-Contrarian-(easy)-Method194.htm >> >> After the last of the bubbles came out of the hoses into the reservoir, I >> filled it, then filled the overflow tank to between the min/max lines. >> Let >> the engine cool, and noticed that engine had sucked in a bit of >> coolant so >> I added a taste to bring the level back between the lines. >> >> Took the van for a drive last night, checked under it this morning, no >> leaks. Hurray! >> >> This morning, I saw that the coolant level was well above the max >> line, so >> I siphoned some out. Took it for another drive, let it cool for a couple >> hours, and it was above the max line again. Siphoned more out. I moved >> the >> van off the driveway and parked it on a hill, with its nose high to stop >> blocking the driveway. An hour later I noticed that there was coolant >> behind the van. The overflow tank was completely full! >> >> Moved the van to level, siphoned more coolant out, cleaned up the mess. >> >> At this point I've removed about 2 liters of coolant from the system. >> What >> the heck? >> >> -- >> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott >> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus >> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") >> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano >> KG6RCR >> >> > >


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