Date:         Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:17:42 -0800
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Coolant flow/air bleeding
Comments: To: mike stainbrook <mike90260@peoplepc.com>
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i had that happen on the way across the dalles with my new 1.9 inplace
now i have a seeping problem at the place behind the fuel pump
where the coolant fitting T's into the block
so i spent today limping along ...stopping to refill water every time the
light came on
every 10 minutes ...
once i assured myself that i was seeing the only leak at this seeping bolt
node
i risked a can of Stop Leak ...
that got me from wolf creek to medford oregon with out further stops
spent the rest of the afternoon getting new vw coolant
and met the very helpful guy at the pats counter at medford lithia vw
he called ahead for me to a parts place to get certain things i might need
to effect repairs in the light of day
... i thought i had repaired all when i replaced the overflow hose ...
will see better tomorrow ...
yours

On Jan 12, 2008 2:30 PM, mike stainbrook <mike90260@peoplepc.com> wrote:

> I have an 85 7 pass,manual trans that has air bubble problem-the line from
> fill bottle to resivor worked loose,chopped by fan belt,overheated,I eased
> it home,replaced the line,put front end up on ramps,filled resivor and
> refill,ran with rpm@2K,heater on,bled from Kennedy valve on radiator,kept
> resivor full,got steady flow at first,then as engine heated up,flow
> stopped.-still have overheat problem,did get some hot coolant out of bleed
> valve.should I assume it's the thermostst sticking? in theory,by closing
> resivor and refilling via fill tank,should be able to"recycle" all
> coolant.(or,I'm way off base) need input on solution to overheat problem.
>  Thanks everyone, Mike
> mike90260@yahoo.com
>



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