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Date:         Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:46:17 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
Comments: To: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4d1b79350903230744m47091ea6q3347b74ee28d2cfd@mail.gmail.com>
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Also, since your van was in "strange hands" was it possible that someone put oil in the water? I know it sounds crazy but I caught a guy at a lube place doing it to my 90 vanagon once.

Jim

On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Michael; > > If your car is cold this morning (as in you haven't started it yet) > start it up and shut it off in about 15 seconds. open the coolant tank > and listen for pressure release. If you hear it, you've got a leak > into the coolant system from the cylinders. If you don't, you've got a > mystery. > > Jim > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Michael Sullivan > <sandwichhead@gmail.com> wrote: >> Just went to check the fluids and my overflow coolant tank is full of oil. >> The main tank looks like it has oil in it also.  Only driven about 10-15 >> miles since my kid came back from Spring Break.  Not noticing any probs so I >> am blown away by this right now. What is my next step, please? Not noticing >> any leaks under the vehicle.  Waiting for theoil to settle so I can take a >> reading.  Just changes it before he left to Forida about 3 weeks ago. TIA >> :-((( >> Michael in San Antonio >> 91GL AT 'Gringo' >> 73 Beetle >> >


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