Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 09:43:33 -0700
Reply-To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: 85vanagon overheating (water cooled)
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That's not bad gas. Unless you bought some from someone selling it out of
cans by the road, there is really no such thing today. Your engine sounds
like it's begging for mercy.
Do you have towing? You are about 100 miles from LA, and I doubt you'll
make it up the Grapevine.
Tow it now while you still have something that might still be rebuildable.
Stuart
(who once pushed his WBX too far)
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Erin Daniels
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 9:19 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 85vanagon overheating (water cooled)
No the radiator is not hot. Now I'm near Stockdale highway near Bakersfield
on I-5 I drove all night, the heat gauge did fine. ( I had the heat fan on
high the whole time) It's now exhibiting signs of bad gas, which it does
pretty frequently. I'm not sure if that's exactly what the problem is. The
engine sounds terrible. Almost about to backfire. It won't go past like 5-10
mph.
It's only 9am and it's already 88 degrees out and looks like it's got about
15 or 20 more degrees to go! No shade. Smells like cow crap. Middle of
nowhere.
I'm hoping I can burn off the bad gas and hit the road with the heat on full
blast and get out of here.
Btw, I can't find your Facebook page Dominic.
> On Jul 1, 2014, at 8:41 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Erin
>
> Sorry I did not see this until vary late last night ~ Have you
> checked to see if the Radiator is Hot as if it is I would Pull& Jumper
>
> the FanSpeed SwitchConnector to either Speed (as necessary) to help
> keep things cool for the trip to LA ~
>
> ORR ~ DeanB
>
>> On 1 Jul , 2014, at 6:31 AM, Erin Daniels wrote:
>>
>> Thanks everyone for your advice and comments. This is a really neat list.
>> I guess I'm an idiot though. I have no money to pay for a repair so I
kept going. I have a mechanic in LA that I finally just paid off for the
engine rebuilt that was done almost a year ago. I have an opportunity to
make money in the next few days in LA so hopefully I can make it there and
get this thing fixed.
>>
>>> On Jul 1, 2014, at 5:22 AM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Erin,
>>>
>>> You would definitely be risking the engine by continuing. Hopefully
>>> you stopped. :)
>>>
>>> Be sure to consider the water pump and belt as possible culprits.
>>>
>>>
>>> Angus
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Jun 30, 2014, at 10:32 PM, Erin Daniels <eirejammer@GMAIL.COM>
wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I am currently on the road and my van is overheating. I have to drive
with the heat on or else the temp sensor will go all the way to he right and
then start blinking. My vanagon has a fairly new motor and a recent tune up.
I suspect that the radiator needs replacing since it's the original 85
radiator. I'm near Redwood City headed to Los Angeles this evening.
>>>> I am now leaking coolant from the main coolant tank I believe hats
where it's coming from.
>>>> Should I make this trip over the grape vine or am I risking blowing my
engine? The radiator seems to be cool, too cool. No apparent difference from
one side to the other. The back of the van is hot.
>>>> Any advice is much appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Erin Daniels
>>>> 85 water cooled Vanagon
>
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