Put your chin back in. I have two in my hands, right now, that are
different. One has a overflow, and one doesn't.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Max/Joyce Wellhouse wrote:

> I'll stick my chin out aways and say I'm pretty sure all water cooled VW's
> use the same coolant cap and I believe my local mechanic will back me up on
> that.
>
> Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 11:25 AM
> Subject: Re: Eurospec conversion
>
>
> >Mmm, well Ken I agree that the whole cooling system should be examined
> >closely after a swap, for no other reason than it is probably old.
> >I don't believe that there is faster coolant flow in a gas inline 4. I
> guess
> >you could examine the various water pumps and pulley speeds to
> >prove/disprove this.
> >
> >If the pressure is increased by the action of the pump (mmm, skeptical!)
> >then does an inline 4/5 have a different pressure cap on the expansion
> tank?
> >
> >
> >Alistair
> >
> >
> >
> >on 11/1/00 4:38 am, KENWILFY@aol.com at KENWILFY@aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> I don't understand fully why a inline-4 or 5 cylinder gas engine has a
> higher
> >> coolant pressure on the system but it does.  My friend tried to explain
> that
> >> it isn't a higher pressure problem but a higher flow problem and that
> upon
> >> decelleration this actually causes the pressure to go up (brain hurting,
> not
> >> really grasping concept).  Perhaps an engineer type could explain this
> better.
> >>
> >> However in real world tests (brain feeling better) we have found very
> >> consistantly that installing a inline-4 or 5 cylinder engine causes the
> front
> >> heater valve to leak if it has any age on it at all, and also can cause
> the
> >> radiator to die if it is at all weak.
> >> We usually recommend replacing the valve (cheap), and explain the
> possbility
> >> of the radiator problem and let the customer decide what they want to do
> >> (expensive but a good idea).
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Ken Wilford
> >> http://www.vanagain.com
> >> John 3:16
> >> Office (856)-765-1583
> >> Shop (856)-327-0027
> >> Fax   (856)-327-2242
> >>
>