At 10:12 PM 10/3/98, mike and becky wrote: >John, > >The overheating problem is probabbly due to air in the system from your recent >engine swap. Go ahead and flush/bleed the system as described in the archives >and see if the problem persists. > Ummm...John swapped VEHICLES *NOT* ENGINES! >John H. Rodgers wrote: > >> -- [ From: John H. Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- >> >> Just replaced my '85 GL with an '88 GL. The '88 is running hot. The '85GL >> never got hot except when Sstuck in traffic on the freeway on a very hot >> summer day, and then the temp needle never got past the coolant level >> warning light. And secondary cooling fans came on only very rarely. Posting a response without considering what one has read is ... well, *you* figure it out! And my 91 Westfalia (106Kmi) runs hot when in stop and go situations, has been burped, bled, and otherwise ministered to. The coolant temp needle normally settles at the upper edge of the LED.I'm tempted to replace the water pump as a preventive measure...but then it's been this way since I got it in June'97.
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