Chris;
        When our 85 behaved like this it turned out to be a clogged
radiator. About $25 to have it "blasted" out. You will have to remove it
from your van and take it to a shop that does this.

Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC>
86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
--------------------------------------------------

On Fri, 25 Feb 2000 19:49:09 -0800 Stuart <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
writes:
>Chris,
>
>Sorry buddy, your soul is sold, your head gaskets are toast. Don't
>make
>any trips over a mile, and carry coolant (50/50 mix) to top off the
>expansion tank in the morning.  You need a new daily driver, or a head
>gasket replacement on this one.  You are the second person this week
>with this problem I am sorry to report.  The gasket job is a lot
>cheaper
>than a PT Cruiser!
>
>maplecom wrote:
>>
>> When I stop at the qwikimart after 10 minutes of driving or more I
>come back
>> and find coolant leaking, apparently from around the threads on the
>pressure
>> cap on the inside coolant tank.  If I open the cap I get sprayed.
>If I wait
>> and look later I end up very low on coolant.  I top it off but I
>think I
>> have the dread air bubbles becuase everything stays hunky dory
>unless I have
>> to stop at a stoplight then the temp guage starts climbing to 3/4 or
>so
>> unless I turn on the front heater fan (the back heater fan only
>blows cold).
>> Is the pressure cap bad?  I know if I let the machine cool overnight
>I get
>> my overflow tank sucked dry from inside.
>>
>> Also, on my new alternator, which is different from the old one,
>does the
>> green wire go to D+ or th the W thing lower.  It runs either way but
>I'm
>> trying to stay away from that gray area between ignorant and stupid
>because
>> this is my daily driver and if the engine goes again I'll have to
>sell my
>> soul for one of those new PT Cruisers
>>
>> Chris

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