Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 15:27:56 -0700
Reply-To: Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: On the Road Again - NOT!
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Must be a right-coast thing... out west, our pipes don't rust!
TGIF,
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Dennis Haynes
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 3:03 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: On the Road Again - NOT!
I was referring to the big black pipe that runs from the t-stat housing to
the water pump. Having the heater hose nipple break off is a fairly common
event.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 5:45 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: On the Road Again - NOT!
'cooling pouring from the front of the driver's side rear tire'
doesn't sound water pump related.
'forever' there is a been some confusion about what 'front' means on a rear
engine VW van.
John Muir way back in the day said 'front means front'.
so when looking at the waterpump end of the engine ..that' s looking at the
rear of the engine ..
using this convention.
sounds like heater hoses ..or other hoses in that area to me.
Of course..
nothing like the ole actual Visual Inspection ..in real time, on the van
itself.
trauma..
sure. They like it !!
how long have the heads been on this engine ?
if over say ...8 yrs..they're due-ish anyway I'd say .
On 3/21/2014 2:31 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> Out of curiosity was the engine up to temperature before the failure?
> After ten miles it should have been. While you didn't see the steam if
> you heard gurgling there was also boiling or flashing as coolant
> flashed off and cooler came back in contact with the hot stuff. These
> are the events the water boxer is not tolerant of. Your engine has
> suffered a trauma. May not be a problem immediately but these are the
> events that needs to be avoided to get long life out of these engines.
>
> Common leaks in the front include the heater hose fitting on the water
> pump inlet pipe, The hose on the t-stat housing, crossover hose, and
> the housing itself. A head gasket is also a possibility.
>
> Hopefully it is something easy to fix. Good luck.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of JRodgers
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 2:03 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: On the Road Again - NOT!
>
> Took Ol' Red out for another run this morning. So I tooling down I-65
> about
> 10 miles out of town when the low level warning light comes on. O kept
> speed to maneuver through traffic to the side of the road and while
> I'm maneuvering temp gauge needle rises so the bottom of the needle
> just barely touches the top of the little flashing red light. Then I'm
> off the road, engine off, and coasting to a stop. Stopped - I can hear
> water gurgling/boiling but no steam. Then I look under the van and
> coolant is pouring front the front of the driver-side rear tire to the
> rear of the driver-side front tire.
>
> Clearly - I have a cooling system issue.
>
> God Bless AAA! They came to my rescue and Ol' Red is home. Now for
> another round of Vanagon Ownership Fun and Games!!!
>
> John
>