Get a coolant UV die kit from the auto parts store. Take the guess work out of it. Bill On Sep 8, 2015 2:15 PM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Twice when I've had this problem it's been the rear heater core. They can > weep enough to smell, but not see until they blow. You need to slide out > the core. Just remove the screws holding the fan assembly to the floor and > raise it up a bit to get the clearance you need to slide the core out for > inspection. No need to disconnect anything except maybe the wiring plug. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Roy Nicholl > Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 9:59 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Faint coolant smell > > All, > > A couple of weeks ago, I replaced the water pump in the Hyena ('88 Westy > WBX). The past few days, I've thought I smelled a faint trace of coolant > in > the van itself. I checked the hoses, the radiator, the front and rear > heaters (best I could using a camera probe and mirrors without removing all > the plastic) and have found no leaks. I checked the bleeder on the > radiator, no leak. I have seen no noticeable drop in coolant level in the > reservoir. > > Any ideas on where I should explore next? > > I have also noted that my temperature gauge is now running a little lower > (from top half to bottom half of LED ... about a needles width). I plan > to > open both heater cores wide (they are partially shutdown at the moment), > park with the nose in the air, run it for a few moments, then open then > bleed the system again just to ensure I do not have an air bubble. > > Roy > |
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