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Date:         Sat, 14 Jul 2012 18:28:29 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 91 pops tank after tank
Comments: To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <029101cd6216$199fd480$4cdf7d80$@gmail.com>
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It's newer than the tank. I know that doesn't mean anything. My next move of course is a replacement tank just to get it driveable for further testing.

Jim

On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 6:12 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Try putting on a new pressure cap--do the easiest things first! Who knows > what it does when it's hot, which is why driveway testing is meaningless. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Jim Felder > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 3:28 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: 91 pops tank after tank > > My 91 2.1 has been acting strangely. I don't drive it much; my daughter > drives it a lot though. It came down with Vanagon syndrome on Friday and I > THINK I fixed it by doing what I have done before on other Vanagons, which > is make sure the connections to the AFM cable were nice and clean. It's been > raining for days, that does take its toll on connections.. > > After I got it running again, I noticed the coolant was low, which is > unusual for thise van EXCEPT for the times it has had problems: > > valve on the rear heater-popped the top of off the plastic housing. > > one of the hoses > > coolant tank--it has gone through two used ones a a new one in a little over > a year, possibly 18 months but way to soon. The tanks all split at the top. > I had this happen on my 90 years ago when it developed head problems. This > one will be the fourth. > > Some time back I rigged up a pressure tester on a coolant cap to see if it > was reading too high. In the driveway, the numbers look good. > The trouble is, I can't see what the numbers are going to pulling a hill, > etc. > > Car exhibits no other bad-head symptoms. > > But it's got to be something, four tanks in less than two years is not a > coincidence. > > Advice? > > Jim >


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