Sounds like air in the cooling system - had the same thing happen to me a
few years ago.

Check your coolant level and top it off. Then bleed the system of any air
that might be trapped in the system.

TomC
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dart 330 [SMTP:dart330@HOTMAIL.COM]
> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 7:25 PM
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      coolant temps
>
> I drove a 200 mile round trip on the interstate today and twice as I was
> driving the coolant warning light came on and the temp needle immediately
> rose to the extreme high side. I turned off the engine and turned the key
> to
> on and watched the needle drop back down to normal and released the clutch
> and kept on driving. This happened twice and was beginning to worry me
> that
> the water pump was going out. Could that be the case? But since it is belt
> driven I would doubt it would start working again after the engine was
> shut
> off. Or is this probably an electrical problem? Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Nathan
> 85 Westy
>
>
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