Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (November 2007, week 4)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:35:05 -0800
Reply-To:     David M <covrambles@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David M <covrambles@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Changing thermostat woes
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1


I put in a new thermostat today (the old one was stuck
open). I followed the abbreviated procedure. I parked
the van on a downward slope (my driveway), took off
the expansion tank cap and opened the housing. I guess
I lost about 2 pints of coolant, not the 'cup'
described in some posts. After replacing the
thermostat, I filled the expansion tank and opened the
thermostat bleeder. Put the dash heat on full, did not
touch the rear heat (should I have?) and ran the
engine. The expansion tank sucked dry and the flashing
coolant light came on so I added more coolant.
Flashing light went off but coolant not falling in
expansion tank and no coolant coming out of thermostat
bleeder. Decided to call it a day. What to do next?
Will not be able to look at it again till Wednesday.




      ____________________________________________________________________________________
Never miss a thing.  Make Yahoo your home page.
http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!

Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com

The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.