Installed a new expansion tank and coolant level sensor into our 89 Westy. Everything went fine, maybe too easy. Wife and I drove to another town about fifteen miles away for lunch. Came out of the restaurant to coolant under the car. Check it out and the coolant sensor switch is loose. OK. So the system gets hot and the sensor loosens up, tighten it down and head home. Park the van in the carport, step outside walk around the the back, whooooosh, steam, coolant everywhere. Look under hatch and coolant sensor is totally blown out of the hole. OK, look at sensor, no threads under the O ring, figure maybe this thing can be screwed down too far? Put the coolant sensor back in, refill coolant, test drive, park car, no leak, go into house. Ten minutes later go outside and check. Coolant under vanagon, coolant sensor laying on top of expansion tank. Anyone ever experienced this wonderful scenario. Hard to believe that a few threads on the coolant sensor stand between driving this thing or not. ---------------------------- Wes Johnson wesj@callamer.com 89 Westy GL ---------------------------- |
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