Date:         Sat, 19 Sep 1998 17:20:43 -0700
Reply-To:     Wes Johnson <wesj@CALLAMER.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Wes Johnson <wesj@CALLAMER.COM>
Subject:      expansion tank wierdness
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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.

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Wes Johnson
wesj@callamer.com

89 Westy GL
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