On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Mercedes Thomas <mrdztea@gmail.com> wrote: > In campground in Petaluma CA. Leaking started bad. Not sure when started, > but when checking in the desk person said "did you know you have green > liquid dripping from the front end?" Yuck!! Sucks! > > Now, the issue is to find someone to work on the VW locally. WE are from > WI..
This from Roadhaus.com repair shop review page. I picked the one's with more than 1 review -------------- Wisconsin Burlington Import Auto 734 S. Kane St Burlington, Wisconsin 53105 Phone: 262.763.2010 Owner: Terry Type Of Shop: Repair Will Work On: All VW Percy's Service Station 3600 Monroe St Madison, Wisconsin 53711 Phone: 608.231.3304 Type Of Shop: Repair, Sales, Advice Will Work On: Imports & VWs Conveniently located on the south side of Madison, Wisconsin, just a few miles from the downtown/Capitol area, and just a couple miles off the south beltline (HWYs 12/18). Courtesy Auto Service Inc. 3030 Milwaukee Street Madison, Wisconsin 53714 Phone: 608244-8088 courtesyauto@charter.net http://www.courtesyautomadison.com Owner: David Zipperer Type Of Shop: Repair Will Work On: All VWs Van, Jetta,Golf Passat, Etc... Comments from Owner .... We service ALL VW's and only VWs.After 16 years in business it shows VW owners are the best. Dave
Riverwest Automotive Service 801 E. Keefe Mlwaukee, Wisconsin 53212 Phone: 414-332-3844 riverwestauto@aol.com http://www.riverwestauto.com Owner: jake Type Of Shop: Repair Will Work On: air cooled vw, water cooled vw, porsche, audi, bmw ------------- If no tow available, and it's a burst hose, some possible temporary fixes.... This is a LAST RESORT. There IS risk involved. i.e. you could lose more coolant. This could DAMAGE ENGINE. Mind you, likely you have already lost a fair amount of coolant. You need to fill and burp (bleed) the cooling system if you do this. A rad hose that's NOT cracked at, or really near, connection to rad, can be patched by wrapping with duct tape. Just make sure hose surface is clean/dry as possible before applying tape. It may be possible to wrap duct tape around crack near/at connection. It just might not be as "successful". Just wrap it goot and tight. If doubtful, don't. If it's the heater hose, or a failed heat control valve, find a bolt or ?, that is close to ID of hose and a suitable sized hose clamp. Temp. clamp hose ~5" (i.e. with needle nose vice grips) before crack to minimize coolant loss, cut hose at "good" portion before break/failed valve, slip hose clamp over hose, insert bolt, position clamp, tighten, release temp clamp. If possible, fill cooling system with 50/50 coolant/water. If not, 100% water should be ok. Just keep eye on temp gauge. If burst rad hose was repaired, keep heater valve open (heat on). This will aid in cooling and is also a good idea. i.e. if you feel heat, chances are the cooling system doesn't have a bunch of air in it. Cheers, Neil.
-- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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