Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 20:14:42 -0500
Reply-To: Bill Johnson <bjohns@DTX.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Bill Johnson <bjohns@DTX.NET>
Subject: Re: Leak at coolant recovery tank
I repaired a tank with a piece of mylar (taken from a balloon)
and some of that black body trim cement. It seemed to contract
and expand okay. I used it for about a year that way. I
finally installed the new tank.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 1999 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: Leak at coolant recovery tank
Steve,
There is not much to the sensor itself. I would look
all around before getting a new one. Can you see it
cracked and leaking or is it still comming from the
threaded portion of the tank/sensor? If so tighten
the Sh**t out of it. I had to do this with a brand new
tank and brand new O-ring. It leaked until I tightened
it really snug. I think it is 32mm. I used my
Campagnolo head spanner from my bicycle to doit. Be
careful because the sensor is made of hard
nylon/plastic and will wear the edges of the nut if
the wrench slips off.
I would really put in a new water tank, only $19?
dollars with cap from the BusDepot. This could be the
cause of the leakeage. They do wear and crack with
the heat differential of the coolant.
Hope this helps
Joel Cort
89 Syncro Westy - currently looking 1Qt. per day from
the cracked head.
--- Steve Macaulay <smacaulay@INFINTIUM.COM> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I'm still leaking some coolant after my recent head
> gasket replacement. At
> least some of the leak is coming from around the
> coolant level sensor at the
> primary coolant reservior tank. When the head
> gaskets were done, I had seen
> traces of coolant at this tank so I had the mechanic
> put on a new cap and
> coolant level sensor O-ring that I had ordered from
> Bus Depot. However, it
> still appears to be leaking some around the sensor
> area.
>
> Here's my questions - would replacing the coolant
> level sensor itself help
> to eliminate this leak? Or should I just go ahead
> and have the tank itself
> replaced? I had expected the new O-ring to stop the
> leaking here, but it
> didn't and now I'm wondering if I need a new sensor,
> tank, or both.
>
> Thanks in advance for your advice,
>
> Steve
>
> 89 Westy
>
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