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Date:         Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:32:51 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Missing coolant
Comments: To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <000a01d0fa3c$a19d5990$e4d80cb0$@gmail.com>
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'85's with the 1'9 L WBX had a problem with air bubbles. Any '85 and later with a 2.1 L WBX in it didn't. Differen e in plumbing I guess.

John On Sep 28, 2015 17:26, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:

> NAPA has a UV test kit for $30 I'm going to invest in. Parts are too > expensive to throw at a problem like this. > > I'm also worried about my '85. I did have the overflow tank spew coolant > after a 20 mile drive on my last trip. No bubble in the expansion tank, so > I just sucked a bit out and it's been fine now for about 50 miles. Maybe > it won't happen again. I did have a leak just before this and took out the > two rusted tees to the rear heater. Hopefully there was just a bubble in > there somewhere. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of Neil N > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 2:28 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Missing coolant > > Also, coolant can leak out between coolant level sensor and tank, pool at > that point and evaporate. > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 2:21 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > > ... Ive had it spray onto the > > engine in such small quantities that it would evaporate before you > > could see it. > > > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> > > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> >


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