This is clear signs of low or no pressure on the cooling system. You have a leak, somewhere. Could even be the pressure cap. Good way to kill your engine, is to keep driving it this way. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
On Sun, 25 Apr 1999, David R. Paterson wrote: > Hey Folks, > I've been having the strangest problem with the running temp./heating > system on my 91 Vanagon. > For the last few months the temp. guage generally runs low, usually about > halfway between cold and the LED. When under load such as climbing a hill > at highway speed the needle goes up to the top of the LED. When this > happens, the air from the heater gets COLD. Then after a while the temp. > goes back to sub-normal and the heated air returns also. > > I have had to add a little Anti-freeze to the expansion tank about once > every two weeks. I had the coolant system flushed, bled and pressure > tested. But this annoying problem continues. > > Anyone have any ideas? > > TIA > Dave > |
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