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Subject:Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks
From:Hector Zapata
Date:Fri, 13 Sep 2002 02:30:35 +0000

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<DIV></DIV>&lt;&lt; Does this mean my pressure cap needs to be replaced? &gt;&gt; </P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>Maria,
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<DIV></DIV>Unfortunately, it means you have a coolant leak.
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<DIV></DIV>George
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<DIV>Hi.If I may add something to this. My wife's Jetta was loosing coolant, but there was no visible leak to be found. One day, as I working around the engine, for some reason I squeezed the coolant hose, and there it was, the small hose that goes from the cap to the top of the radiator was "sweating", so the coolant, under pressure, was leaking and evaporating. i </DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: <a href='http://g.msn.com/1HM1ENPR/c152??PI=44356'>Click Here</a><br></html>