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Subject:Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks
From:Hector Zapata
Date:Fri, 13 Sep 2002 02:34:36 +0000
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<DIV></DIV>&lt;&lt; Does this mean my pressure cap needs to be replaced? &gt;&gt;
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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 removed the hose and it was hard, and it cracked when twisted. I went to my van, and it had the sdame type of hose, the one used for fuel. Don't use this hose for coolant, buy some for heaters. It's cheaper and it works better. My grain of salt.</DIV>
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