Well, I think they started to put oil in the overflow and stopped. I drained it all out, cleaned and refilled. Ran fine for a couple of weeks. I don't think this is related, though. Strapped the Hall on tight with a zip strip and reinstalled last nite and started right up. Will drive a little later and see if it helped. Then get the right part for a permanent fix. Will let you know. Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo' 73 Beetle
On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 11:13 PM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com>wrote: > right, Angus, I'm with you.........though, if I recall correctly, > didn't someone overfill his system recently. Mike, was it your son, or > the local grease monkey? > Thanks, > Miguel > > > > On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Coolant flows to the overflow tank as a result of expansion when the > system > > is hot. As it cools down coolant is drawn back out of the overflow tank > > which should return to its previous level. An overflow tank that is full > is > > a symptom of a problem. > > > > Angus > > Angus Gordon > > Bainbridge Island WA > > > > birdworks@gmail.com > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 3:48 PM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> Hey Angus, when the coolant expands, it should flow into the expansion > >> tank. This is the way a coolant recovery system is designed to work, > >> after all. I realize the two symptoms you describe would cause flow > >> into the expansion bottle, but this happens in a correctly working > >> system too....or am I missing something? > >> Thanks, > >> Miguel > > > > > |
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