Date:         Mon, 4 Oct 1999 11:33:56 -0400
Reply-To:     "Carrington, Tom" <tcarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Carrington, Tom" <tcarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Subject:      Re: Coolant Reservoir Leak
Comments: To: Bill Transue <thetrans@MAILANDNEWS.COM>
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Replace the tank. I just replaced mine yesterday. The old was was leaking
only when the engine was hot and had high pressure. When I took a close look
at the old one, I noticed many (too numerous to count) hairline cracks in
the plastic. A new tank and sender was about $35 from the Bus Depot, or
about $65 at the local dealer.

Took about 1 week for mine to show up from the Bus Depot.


TomC
tcarrington@relitech.com
http://volksweb.relitech.com
85 Vanagon Crew Cab
82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion
65 Notchback

> After some nasty stop 'n go traffic in Seattle today, I was
> dismayed to find coolant and steam leaking out of a small crack
> in the coolant reservoir. I never heard the fan come on, so I'm
> wondering if I've got a coolant bubble somewhere.
>
> In any event, I'm assuming that the crack is a serious matter,
> and that the coolant system needs full vacuum to function
> properly.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1) Is my premise correct, or can I get by with such a small
> crack?
>
> 2) Is this repairable? The crack can't be more than half an inch
> at most... (David Marshall.. did this happen to you?)
>
> 3) If not repairable, any suggestions as to where to get a new
> reservoir? I'm in Seattle, WA area.
>
> Any other tips? Thanks in advance.. I hate seeing coolant in the
> street :((
>
> Bill
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Bill Transue
> thetrans@mailandnews.com