Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:07:16 +0000
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
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Also be sure that the hose from the blue cap is even connected to the
overflow tank. You'll miss the link for sure if it isn't.
Jim
On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 1:05 PM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> Right behind the license plate. There is a "full" mark molded into the
> plastic. The level should be round that. If it comes near the fill hole--or
> above it so that it spills--you have a problem there.
>
> Jim
>
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 1:02 PM David <fjazzbass@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jim,
>>
>> Overflow in the rear (license plate) or expansion on the inside of engine
>> cavity?
>>
>> thanks, Dave...
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 10:39 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Also if no one has mentioned it yet, be sure to check your overflow tank.
>>> If coolant spills out when you open it, it's coming out when you are
>>> driving and you don't know it. Replace the cap.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 12:38 PM Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Internal leak would be into the crankcase, and you'd know about that!
>>> > Blown internal head gasket ring would over-pressurize the system and
>>> > coolant would come out of the overflow bottle. Keep looking, the front
>>> > heater valve above the spare or a cracked expansion tank can leak under
>>> > pressure and you don't always see it.
>>> >
>>> > Since you have metal coolant tubes to the radiator, I doubt those are
>>> > leaking like the plastic tubes do, but I'd make sure all connections
>>> are
>>> > tight. Last, it could be the outer rubber head gaskets with a slow
>>> leak. :-(
>>> >
>>> > Stuart
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>>> Behalf
>>> > Of David
>>> > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 7:02 AM
>>> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> > Subject: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
>>> >
>>> > On my 85 1.9 (second set of heads...that we did 11 years ago) I'm
>>> > suspecting internal leakage...
>>> >
>>> > I have had a lot of coolant loss over a long period of time...I topped
>>> up
>>> > the bottle- thinkng that maybe when a heater control switch was
>>> switched
>>> > out that we just didn't get all the air out of the system...
>>> >
>>> > I did have another external leak that I fixed- but something just
>>> doesn't
>>> > seem right.
>>> >
>>> > Just finished pouring about a gallon of antifreeze into the system this
>>> > AM- and doing some bleeding...what's next? How can I locate this
>>> internal
>>> > leak?
>>> > Or would there be some other not so obvious places? Rear heater is
>>> > bypassed...maybe lost coolant from that operation and it's only
>>> showing up
>>> > now...something aint right!
>>> >
>>> > The engine runs like a champ- full power - after my more recent
>>> electrical
>>> > (I believe to have been) issues- reseating all major suspects...it
>>> runs and
>>> > idles wonderfully....
>>> >
>>> > Any advice is welcome... do we have to check for exhaust in the
>>> coolant?
>>> >
>>> > Dave
>>> > 85 1.9 GL MT
>>> >
>>>
>>
>>
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