With all this chatter about running hot, does anyone have insight on
what the cockpit coolant temp indicator should read?  Mine consistently
reads just above the overheat light, then the radiator fan kicks in, I
know the whole system works because I had a split hose and the indicator
when up, the light and buzzer came on.
 

John N. Motlagh, MBA, PMP

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-----Original Message-----
From: John Rodgers [mailto:j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET] 
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 3:22 PM
To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
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
>
>
>