Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:57:06 -0400
Reply-To: Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Engine worries return
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Yes.
Eric
> On Jul 28, 2017, at 11:30 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
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> Eric
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> In Your EMail You mention a Reserve Tank, a Reservoir & an Over flow Tank. This can be cause
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> for some confusion in Your symptom explanation. Typically the tank with the "Blue Cap" is called the
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> Expansion Tank & the tank that is accessed via the License Plate is the Overflow Tank.
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> So when You say
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> "Now that the van is cooled off the reservoir is full and the over flow tank is empty."
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> is the "reservoir" You mention the Expansion Tank?
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> ORR ~ DeanB
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> On 27 Jul , 2017, at 6:48 PM, Eric Caron wrote:
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>> Hi folks,
>> So My 1.9 gas engine had a concern last year. It seemed to be getting air in the coolant system and then not bleeding out. I never identified the problem. A friend gave me a original VW blue cap and my problem seemed to go away. I added some coolant to the reserve tank after the new cap and it was sucked in and the level maintained for about a year.
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>> Returning from a three hour pretty hard trip we noticed my van leaking coolant. It was coming out the top of the overflow tank. I decided to continue the hour trip home as the temp was fine.
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>> No more coolant seemed to leak out. Now that the van is cooled off the reservoir is full and the over flow tank is empty.
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>> Last year folks gave me some good suggestions as to what might be going on. As the blue cap seemed to solve my problem I chose to hope all was well.
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>> I think this cap is working correctly so my fear is that this means exhaust gas getting into my coolant.
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>> Can folks offer me ideas again. The van is running great otherwise.
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>> I have a long trip planned in about two weeks and would like to take the van but this is concerning.
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>> I know the engine will need replacing eventually as it has about 140,000 miles on it.
>> I’m good with a future healthy engine but would like to keep this one and keep saving as long as reasonable.
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>> Any new or old thoughts on my situation is greatly appreciated.
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>> Eric Caron
>> 85 GL Auto Westfalia
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