all possible, but check a) for hailine cracks in your expansion tank, the one inside under the engine lid - let bus idle till hot if present will bubble or ooze from fracture lines. or B) replace defective sensor - ~$10 at bus depot a good bleeding never hurt either. mike 87 westy (BTDT) Mike Hugill wrote: > > OK > Any ideas would be appreciated. > > My 88 Wolfsburg runs fine, but once it gets warm (15 or 20 minutes of > driving), strange things happen. First, the coolant temp gauge goes wacko, > showing high temp, then swings down to cold temp, then back to high temp, > sometimes stopping at normal temp. Sometimes the little red light starts > then blinking but then it stops. On 2 occasions, coolant overflowed from > over heating. The system coolant level seems fine. This scenerio only > happens sometimes. > > Is there air in the system? > water pump going? > thermostat shot? > > Thanks, > Mike > > Michael Hugill > Ken Leiner Associates, Inc. > Nationwide Recruiting > (301) 933-8800 x139 > (301) 933-8808 fax > (800) 989-8803 > http://www.ITsearch.com |
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