Date:         Wed, 22 Jun 2005 19:06:05 +0000
Reply-To:     joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Coolant Movement Problems
Comments: To: tmiller@VCMAILS.COM
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You got it!

Actually there's a concert up at Red Rocks this weekend, Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, Widespread Panic...Because they are kind of a hippie-followed
band, there are usually many, many Vanagons up there.  (I actually sold my
first Vanagon in the lot there in 2001 to a kid from Glenwood Springs.)

If any listmembers are planning to attend, look for the Bronze Beige
Mettalic '85 Wolfsburg Westfalia with an LSU flag on top, in the north upper
lot...Beers are definitely on me!

Joe T.

>From: Tom Miller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM>
>Reply-To: Tom Miller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Coolant Movement Problems
>Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:43:18 -0400
>
>Next Westy meet is in Denver!  Beer's on Joe!
>;-)
>TEM
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "joe trussell" <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:49 PM
>Subject: Re: Coolant Movement Problems
>
>
> > Thanks to everybody who has responded on my issue; I truly appreciate
>it!
> >
> > Now for the excruciatingly embarrassing part...
> >
> > I recently installed an instrument cluster from an '84.  Per a
>suggestion
> > from Zoran, I let the engine run until nice and hot and nearly maxing
>out
>on
> > the temp gauge, then switched the new cluster out for my old original
> > cluster.
> >
> > The temp on the original cluster gauge shows just slightly north of the
>LED,
> > while the new cluster shows nearly maxed out.  I switched them back and
> > forth several times because I didn't believe my eyes the first time.
> >
> > After a new radiator, flushing the system, two bleeds, and replacing the
> > thermostat, I now realize that it was a bad gauge.  I think that the
>second
> > bleeding yesterday took care of any bubbles, because I didn't have any
> > leakage out of the second overflow tank after running it as hot as
>possible
> > just now.
> >
> > I apologize for being an idiot, but on the plus side the cooling system
>is
> > basically new, and the problem has been solved.
> >
> > I owe everybody on the list a cold, cold beer for wasting valuable
>time!!
> >
> > Joe T.
> > Denver, CO
> > '85 Wolfsburg Westy
> >
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