Date:         Thu, 10 Dec 2015 11:40:12 -0800
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
Comments: To: T3 Technique <christopher@t3technique.com>
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Jim: is there a restrictor somewhere in the diesel spider hose
or other coolant hose?
Is it present or is it needed with your upgraded engine?

From yet another but different POV, on my
Jetta engine swap, the hose from
bottom of coolant bottle goes to an OEM steel junction
"T" of sorts:

https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/shortenedcoolantpipe

which interfaces with heater hose and engine.
It's set up as per OEM in a Mk3 Jetta.
Temps have always been dead nut steady.


Neil.



On 12/10/15, T3 Technique <christopher@t3technique.com> wrote:



> the Audi cooling routing to a T which has the expansion tank return hose
> plumbed into the main coolant return (to the engine) hose. In this
> configuration, the thermostat acted very erratically. Moving the expansion
> tank return hose to a T in the heater circuit return hose solved the
> problem. The temps are now 100% predicable and steady.

--
Neil n

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