> > The good and bad news to it all: > GOOD- It didn't change color: good head gaskets > BAD- It's still overheating...DAM this ones got me stumped? > i have an 89 vanagon gl wolfsburg. the rubber hose to the heater passenger side had a leak which would only drip when the heater was in use. finally it got ahead of me (no pun intended), ran the water low, ruining the head gasket. after i made the repairs, which included a new head, i wished i had paid more attention to where the water temp needle sat when all was well. as it is, it rests on the upper third of the LED, rain or shine, hot or cold, under a load or not. if im stuck in traffic for more than 10 minutes it will raise and set the fan going. though the fan stops after a bit the temp reads high until i get moving again. so, the question, where does your temp gauge needle sit on your perfectly operational digifant powered vanagon? thanks gregory |
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