Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:23:05 -0800
Reply-To: Daryl Christensen <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
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From: Daryl Christensen <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
Subject: Re: broke down in Seattle
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Seems that Zoltan got there this morning and found a hose loose and is
bleeding the system and getting Doug back on the road in plenty of time for
his appointments.
Gotta love our little world and its little helpers..
Daryl of AA Transaxle
425-788-4070
"On the cutting edge of Old technology"
86 Syncro Westy with a Zetec in the trunk
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Robert Keezer
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 9:54 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: broke down in Seattle
Hi Doug, it sounds like you may have a broken plastic coolant hose, and if
that;s the case, you should be able to fit the hose over the pipe after
removing the broken-off end.
If the hoses are OK, check the bleeder on the passenger side top of the
radiator. If no one else has offered yet, call me at 206-878-8423 and I can
come up to help you -I'm about 35 miles south in Des Moines.
Robert
1982 Vanagon
--- On Mon, 11/29/10, Doug Elledge <shirewood@WILDBLUE.NET> wrote:
From: Doug Elledge <shirewood@WILDBLUE.NET>
Subject: broke down in Seattle
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Monday, November 29, 2010, 9:24 PM
Seeking a little help or at least some moral support.
Drove over Stevens Pass to Seattle for a Drs. appointment and my '84 was
running like a champ. Between Monroe and Bothel my heater started blowing
cold. I got into Bothel and bought antifreeze and water from a grocery.
Added them and drove a little further but still no heat. Bought 3 more
gallons of water and started adding them as the engine ran. Finally I saw
fluid running out of the front. Passenger side under the radiator. It's too
dark and I'm too tired to look at it tonight but I need to get it resolved
early tomorrow to get to my appointment by 11:30. I'm using WIFI at Denny's
around the corner from where I'm going to stealth camp in the QFC parking
lot on hiway 527 and the 405. Can anyone guess what I'm going to find and
how hard it will be to fix. I've never explored that part of my van much
before. Anyone nearby that I could hire to help?
Thanks.
I'll hang out here for a while and then check again in the AM.
Doug Elledge
'84 Vango not so much
