I should have scripted this message better. Sorry for the confusion, but the
act of adding the coolant by my wife was knee-jerk and only bloated the
resevior; I've held steady coolant levels all summer long, although now I
need to drain out the excess.

Since the low speed fan never kicked in as the needle approached the led I
think it's the fan switch. I'm going to try the test Ken Wilford has
outlined (How-To Test your fan setup) and hopefully the overheating is only
a fan thing!.

Thanks,
Dan Haydon

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodgers" <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: 91 GL running hot all of the sudden

> You have a leak!!!!
>
> Also, the cooling system is connected to the AC so the radiator cooling
> fan will come on  when the AC is turned on. Also, the Idle stabilizer
> system will kick up the idle rpm with the AC on to handle the added load
> created by the AC being "ON" and so the engine won't stall at idle
> speeds such as at stop lights, etc. That increase in idle rpm needs
> additional cooling in hot weather. Thus the radiator cooling fan kicks in.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> Dan Haydon wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >Just a few days ago my wife tells me that the van has been "running hot",
and that she's been driving with the heater on to keep the needle from going
too high. So I started it up yesterday and it heated up pretty fast....as it
approached the led it moved above it and the fan never turned on. I turned
on the AC and the high speed fan kicked in.
> >
> >I'm thinking maybe thermostat or temp senders. Is there a way to check
for blockage of coolant flow?
> >
> >Also, when she was out on the road she emptied a bottle of water in the
resevoir, so I need to drain and add more coolant. Is there a bleeder valve
somewhere?
> >
> >Thanks for any direction on this one guys.
> >
> >Dan Haydon
> >
> >
> >