Date:         Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:31:21 EST
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
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From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: my first cooling system scare
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> Only other symptom during this fateful voyage is that the alternator
> > belt, which has been squealing a bit on start-up, was squealing pretty
> > much the whole ride instead.
> > Thanks,
>

thats the fastest way to cook your waterboxer motor..

the alternator belt drives the water pump.    great german engineering, huh?


not only do you have to watch out for the blinking coolant light of death,
you have to watch out for the battery light followed by the blinking coolant
light of death..




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