Date:         Wed, 13 May 1998 23:40:13 -0700
Reply-To:     Old Volks Home <jim@OLDVOLKSHOME.COM>
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From:         Old Volks Home <jim@OLDVOLKSHOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Coolant Leak from Coolant Reservoir
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At 12:01 AM 5/14/98 EDT, DELGADOAJJ wrote:
>Dear listees,
<SNIP>
>I am not sure if the reservoir has a hole in it or if the coolant was
expelled
>due to excessive pressure in this system.  I did top off the system to the
>"max" reading several days ago.  But if it was this, "where is the pressure
>relief valve?".
Pressure relief is usually done through the cap to the re-fill reservoir.
But if the seal on the expansion tank cap is going bad it could leak
slightly, causing this problem.  I get $6.50 for a new cap, my PN 025-1204.

>How can I confirm that there is nothing wrong with the poly tank, and that it
>was just a little bit too much coolant in the system?  If I need to change
the
>reservoir, "is it an easy task?", and "how much is a new reservoir?".
Have a local radiator shop pressure test the cap and the tank and then
you'll know.  If the tank needs replacing I sell 'em for $35.00 and they
come with a new cap (at least the last few I've ordered in did).  My PN
025-1203B.  Changing it out of course requires partial draining, refilling
and bleeding the system to get rid of the air bubbles.


Jim Thompson
84 Westy 2.1 * 62 Beetle * 90 Fox Wagon
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