Date:         Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:03:17 -0800
Reply-To:     Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cooling System Results - Interpretations anyone?
Comments: To: Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
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On 1/7/2008 10:20 AM Richard Golen wrote:


> 1. Coolant tank cap - appears not to be functioning. I can both blow
> into the cap and suck through the cap. There doesn't seem to be any
> pressure resistance in the cap. I'm assuming that this is not normal?

Correct -- that's not normal. Mine failed the same way. I have a loaner
cap on my van from Mark Drillock which I have been meaning to find a
replacement for so I can return his. His wasn't made for this engine so
the outlet nipple points toward the driver's side of the van,
necessitating extra bits of hose and hose clamps and stuff to connect it
to the overflow reservoir's* hose. Looks like a moonshiner was at work
down there.

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* I know I'm probably using the wrong name. I always do. And someone
always writes to correct me, which I appreciate. But like knowing that I
/should/ be using "pelargonium" when I say "geranium," I ignore the
advice anyway.

--
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