In addition to bleeding the system, it would hurt to = take a look at the radiator, radiator fan, and water pump. When I = bought my '84 30 months ago, cooling system was doing things such as you = describe. New water pump, new radiator fan and fan switch, and a professional = radiator cleaning did the trick.

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Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 = 4:35 PM

Subject: overheating?

My = van shows an above normal temperature. When I bought the van 6 months ago the = needle of the temperature gauge was always just below the LED. Several = weeks ago the needle suddenly climbed just above the LED. I checked = the coolant overflow reservoir and found it empty. I filled it up = with about one quart of water. The coolant level has been ok since then but = the gauge still shows an above normal reading. Today during warm = wetter and slow traffic the needle went even higher, about halfway between the = LED and the end of the scale. The radiator fan came on a few times = also.

Does = anybody have an idea what's going on ?