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Date:         Sun, 17 May 2009 10:29:36 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Not the thermostat - yay!
Comments: To: "Jack R." <jack007@comcast.net>
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Nice story that - nice awning too, Jonce! =)

On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Jack R. <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:

> Another common failure item is the Expansion Tank Cap > http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=025121321B > At less than $10... keep a spare on board! > > Ask me how I know... Yesterday at the Buses By The Beach event, my 2.1 > motor > started leaking coolant like crazy from the overflow tank. > Lucky for me, there were nearly 100 other bus owners within shouting > distance... and one said that he had his cap fail the same way. > So, on the phone to the local parts dealer... > and while providing details to the store, Jonce Fancher over heard me and > said "which color cap do you want?" as he had a blue and a black cap > on board! So, now I plan to keep two on board as well... just in case mine > fails again (un-likely) or more likely some other Vanagon > Need to pay this one forward! > > Just another note... Jonce recently did a Bostig conversion, and didn't > even > need the spare cap in his van... > As I said... "Lucky for me" and also lucky to know Jonce. > > Now time to give a "shameless plug" for the guy who saved the weekend for > me! > Jonce just completed really cool awning that connects to the rain gutter of > any bus. > He linked his 85 Westy to a 71 Westy, and during the 30mph + winds, it > didn't move a bit. > He is very creative and if you need anything special, he likely has it. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/30631788@N04/ > > Jack R. > 84 Westy with 2.1l 91 motor. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Dennis Haynes > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 12:01 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Not the thermostat - yay! > > Actually your troubles are not over. You need to find out where the coolant > went. You also need to continue paying attention since you likely did some > damage to the engine operating it with the coolant low enough that the pump > could not keep the heaters working. Once the system is working, it will > work > any air out on its own. Be sure to keep the recovery tank full. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Bruce Todd > Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 7:55 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Not the thermostat - yay! > > The synopsis is: > > After much reading of old archived emails, posting a couple dumb > questions and receiving a few very helpful responses from list members, my > overheating problem was simply a lack of coolant and some much needed > bleeding of air out of the system. I also went to my local VW mechanic to > check the cap on the expansion tank to confirm it too was working. > > Radiator fan works / comes on when required, hot air from both heaters, no > leaks and a well behaving temp guage...and overall the dreaded air bleed > process wasn't as messy as first imagined. I used a flat male electrical > connector to pin into the throttle to keep the rpms at around 2,300. I'll > repeat the whole process again say within a 100 km try and remove some more > air. > > Thanks for the help everyone - I can now claim BTDT. > > BT > 86 Syncro Westy >

-- Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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