Brent; Our 85 did this. Turned out to be a radiator problem. Local radiator shop blasted it out for $25. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe Date: Sat, 1 May 1999 21:48:59 -0700 From: Brent Christensen <bpchristensen@MINDSPRING.COM> Subject: Gurgling coolant After running around town last week in my Syncro Westy, I noticed that right after I shut off the engine, I heard gurgling noises from the cooling system. I quickly ran to the back, lifted the hatch and noticed that coolant seemed to be bubbling into the expansion tank. It stopped after about 45 seconds, and as I recall the level in the over flow tank appeared to be normal. This is the only time this has happened, and it hasn't happened since. Is this normal, or do I need to "burp" the cooling system? Could it be a sticky thermostat? PS - the cooling system, engine, hoses, H20 pump were replace about 25,000 miles ago. Thanks Brent Christensen '89 Syncro Westy "Klaus" ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] |
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