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Subject:EMERGENCY road trip repair advice needed.
From:Cory Zumbrennen
Date:Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:00:58 EST

Hi all,

I am en route from Boston To Boulder in my new (to me) '90 Syncro Westy.  Coming through St. Louis my coolant warning light came on.  After immediately pulling over I discovered that the coolant in the main coolant take had fallen below the sensor thus tripping my light.  The van was not overheating, and I found no leaks.  BUT, the expansion tank is nearly overflowing!  What is going on??  Is this a coolant cap issue??

Also, my clutch will not completely dis-engage.  There is a slight tendancy for the van to move when in neutral.  Depressing the clutch reduces but does not eliminate this tendancy.  I had planned on making it home to Boulder(850mi) before addressing this problem ans I do not need to do much shifting on the highway.  Is this a good idea?? Or should I hole up in St. Louis and have it repaired?  Any reccomendations for repair in St. Louis??

Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!  I will be spending the night in the library parking lot and will be checking my mail first thing in the morning.  Please respond to cz137@aol.com, as I am not following the list.  Thanks a million!

Cory
'90 Syncro Westy

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