Peter...
no sense jumping to conclusions...
there's no reason why you would develop a leak just by changing your coolant
(other than not getting the hose you removed to drain the coolant back on
properly... or that hose end disintegrating)....

you don't really know if there is a leak or not....
perhaps you just didn't get all the air out when you bled the thing?

also...
the first place I would look for a leak would be the hose that you removed
to drain the system :)

I'd take it from there after you can get the weather to inspect it
properly..

Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter van Marwijk" <peter@MEDIAWEB.NL>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 12:38 AM
Subject: Cooling system leak - where to start?

> Hi,
>
> Since I flushed my '87 diesel panel van about 5 or 6 weeks ago, the
> temperature gauge slowly began creeping up. A quick check told me the
water
> level in the tank was a bit low, so I filled it up again. That helped for
a
> day and the temperature began creeping up again (and the water level was
> low again).
> Since it has been raining for a couple of days I couldn't tell if it was
> leaking, but it is (yesterday was a dry day). Tomorrow is saturday, so
I've
> got some time to look for the leak.
> But where should I start? The tank seems to be OK, but I bet there's a
weak
> spot somewhere that other Vanagon owners have discovered before me...
>
> Any pointers, things to look for?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter.
>
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