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Date:         Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:47:09 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
Comments: To: Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <668783.73587.qm@web83607.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
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At 03:39 PM 11/6/2009, Richard Koerner wrote...
>Filled empty coolant tank with water.  Started engine.  Immediately it
>sucked out all the water I added.  So I added more.  Stabilized.  Shut
>off engine.  Added water to overflow tank.  Re-started engine, revved
>it over 2000, sucked more coolant into engine, then when idle returns
>to 850, coolant rises to top.
>
>All seems normal now.  Did I do any permanent damage?


You didn't say whether you let the engine cool. Never put coolant in a
hot engine which has gone dry. The thermal shock can cause castings
(heads, cylinders, jackets) to crack.
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