On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote: > Wanted to say this earlier, but check to make sure the radiator bleeder > valve is closed. Sorry, cheeseburger and fries and some good music and I > have all sorts of opinions. > Michael in San Antonio > 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' > I made that mistake. Left that bleeder screw right out and drove around one day. Couldn't figure why the van was getting hot till I stopped to check the fluid level. Added some coolant then went round to bleed the rad (with my handy-dandy bleeder hole funnel set-up) and found the screw, right where I'd left it the day before...on a resting spot near the radiator. Re-installed and all was good again. (disclaimer: My engine is an inline four vw and my coolant level sender/blinking dash light is inoperative. My temp gauge works fine and looking at the overflow/expansion tank, by eye, worked too, after I saw the gauge climbing and stopped to look.) sent from my dell laptop Don Hanson |
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