Dear Volks,

I took my van out to go camping this weekend.  About an hour and a half into
the drive, it overheated.  I pulled over and there was coolant dripping from
what appeared to be the overflow tank. There was definitely a spray pattern
coming from the tank. The overflow tank was full and the expansion tank was
low.

I had my vehicle towed to Blodgett's Bug Barn in San Bernardino.  They
replaced the radiator cap and the hose running from the expansion to the
over flow tank.  I sat in the shop and watched while they performed a
pressure test and  bled the system.  It took over an hour.  I got back out
on the road, and not 10 miles later it happened again.  I had to have the
car towed back to the shop and leave it there.

I obviously don't work on my own vehicle, but am asking the list if they've
experienced anything like this or what they think the problem might be.

For the record, this very same thing happened last August, and Chet and
Cliff's in Sacramento replaced the identical items.

It's one thing to shell out $$$ to fix the vehicle.  I knew what I was
getting into when I took on a Vanagon.  But, it's quite another thing to
shell out $$$ when the problem is not resolved.  Any response, encouragement
or advise would be greatly appreciated.

Love and Rockets,
DaBomb
'89 Vanagon GL