Date:         Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:43:19 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Leaking Oily Fluid??? looking for some advice.
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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Speaking of 'taste the fluid', where the heck is John Bange?

On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 4:33 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> At 06:05 PM 6/27/2009, William Landsman wrote:
>
>> got there no problems, but the temp gauge moved up quicker than it had the
>> whole trip here from SD, even going up hills.  Once I was home I checked
>> level of coolant, and was just fine, oil is good, other fluids great as
>> well
>> upon quick inspection and no hoses seemed to be leaking.
>>
>
> Smell/taste the fluid -- coolant tastes sweet (and is poisonous, so
> taste discreetly!).  When you say "checked the coolant" -- the tank
> you need to check is the one under the engine hatch, not visible
> through the license-plate door.  A small leak over time will draw
> down the visible overflow tank, but a big one now will not.
>
> But from the description, I'm betting it's coolant from the water pump.
>
>
>  --
> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
>



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Jake

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