Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 18:08:06 -0500
Reply-To: Anthony Bailey <abailey@MAC.COM>
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From: Anthony Bailey <abailey@MAC.COM>
Subject: Fwd: cooling problems
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Hello all, while checking out the coolant tank I noticed foam in the
coolant I drained this off as I figured this is what is kicking on
the low coolant light. However is this from the head gaskets leaking
combustion gases in the coolant?
Thanks, Tony
>Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 17:19:48 -0500
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>From: Anthony Bailey <abailey@mac.com>
>Subject: cooling problems
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>Hello again, well this problem appeared again today. I had drove
>about 30 miles to church, then on several other stops on our way
>home. After starting up on the last stop it came on again, I checked
>the coolant and the fan, both are fine. Any ideas?
>
>Also where is the brake master cylinder at? I've been told its under
>the dash but so far all I've found is the fuse box.
>
>I do have a maint. manual on order but haven't received it yet.
>
>Thanks for your help/info, Tony
>
>
>>Hello all, I've had and fixed(?) a problem on my '87 Vanagon. The
>>problem was that the light on the coolant temperature gauge starting
>>blinking as I was going down the road. I checked my coolant it was
>>very full, the temp gauge indicated a rising temperature. However as
>>I headed on the highway towards home the temperature would drop back
>>down to under the light, which was still blinking. I thought well my
>>electric cooling fan had quit. At home, I checked the electrical
>>connections on the overflow tank, one of which had some corrosion on
>>its contacts and the connector, I reseated both of them and then
>>went and restarted the van. The blinking light went out and the fan
>>worked as normal, one speed under normal use and then high speed when
>>the ac was turned on. So was my problem caused by the corrosion on
>>the connector on top of the tank?
>>Wondering... Tony
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>>Sent from Anthony Bailey KC0HZP (mailto: abailey@mac.com)
>>on a PowerComputing PowerBase 180 in Marble Hill, Missouri
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Sent from Anthony Bailey KC0HZP (mailto: abailey@mac.com)
on a PowerComputing PowerBase 180 in Marble Hill, Missouri
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