I would check the CAP. These have failed on me in the past, twice? They're
to give and take coolant on a need to have and dump it back into the
expansion tank when the engine is hot, and sometimes they fail. This was my
problem. Check it out - simple fix, but after a few caps is annoyingly
expensive...

AB

Eric Unrau wrote:

> Sounds like your coolant tank is cracked.  Check around the cap and
> sensor.  I had the same prob a couple of months ago.
>
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> Eric Unrau
> eunrau@yahoo.ca
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of James Shinosky
> Sent: February 27, 2002 8:55 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Peeing coolant at gas station...
>
> My 88 weekender has been drive fine until at the gas station after i
> shut off
> the engine, it peed coolant from somewhere near the waterpump. I filled
> the
> coolant reservior with water and it runs fine back home, no overheat.
> Till I
> get on the driveway and shut off the engine, it pees coolant... How come
> it
> runs fine but when the engine shut off, it pees??? Help!
>
> Jim
> W88kender
> La la land
>
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