So so relying on the gauge you were thinking that you're overheating when the needle pegs and the light flashes? Or is it real hot back there? I'm just wondering if it really is overheating or if is a faulty gauge like in my case I thought I had a head gasket leak but eventually after reading about it on the Vanagon forum I realized that it was just my gauge and my engine doesn't have a head gasket leak after all. I unplugged the coolant level sensor at the tank and drove around and the needle was normal,no coolant loss or hot engine. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 11:21, Jim Felder<jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: I just drove it for 15 miles. Before I drove it, I opened the coolant Enough to burp a bunch of hot air out through the coolant tank. Then drove about 12 of those 15 miles just fine. The last 3 miles it started to overheat again. I pulled over and parked it again and the temperatures dropped. Got to be a head gasket or thermostat wouldn't you think? On Thursday, December 10, 2015, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: No it hasn't boiled over. On Thursday, December 10, 2015, Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@yahoo.com> wrote: Has it boiled over? Robert 1982 Westfalia Sent from Outlook Mobile<https://aka.ms/blhgte>
On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 10:47 AM -0800, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM<mailto:jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>> wrote: Stock diesel Vanagon water pump set up. 1.6 TD. All was fine before. On Thursday, December 10, 2015, Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com> wrote: > What motor, water pump and pulley set up do you have? > On Dec 10, 2015 12:43 PM, "Dan N" <dn92610@gmail.com <javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > could it be the water pump? it's looking like a weak coolant flow thru > > radiator > > >
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