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Subject:Re: SV: Expansion tank not connected
From:Tim Demarest
Date:Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:55:27 -0500

Just a small piece of rubber hose, on my '85 1.9L.

At 10:04 PM 12/30/2004 +0100, Jens Jakob Andersen wrote:
>Hi
>
>I have the expansionb tank. Yup.
>
>I have the overflow tank.
>
>I am missing pipe between those two.
>
>ANy valves or similar there, or just a piece of pipe?
>
>/JJ
>
>-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
>Fra: John Rodgers [mailto:inua@charter.net]
>Sendt: 30. december 2004 14:29
>Til: Jens Jakob Andersen, PDI
>Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Emne: Re: Expansion tank not connected
>
>
>You should have two tanks in the system. As seen from the rear of the
>van looking forward, the expansion tank should be on the left, just
>forward of the bumper. The overflow tank should be in the middle just in
>front of the bumper and with the fill cap exposed to the access door
>where the vehicle tag mounts. There should be a small hose from the
>expansion tank cap over to the bottom right side of the overflow tank.
>There should be two hoses or connections  to the expansion tank. And
>there should be a sensor in the top of the expansion tank.
>
>If you don't have all these things..........then Yup!, your cooling
>system is incomplete.
>
>Regards,
>
>John Rodgers
>88 GL Driver
>
>
>
>Jens Jakob Andersen wrote:
>
> >Howdy
> >
> >On my WBX, the expansion tank is NOT connected.
> >
> >A bit weird...
> >
> >I am not sure why this, and what is missing.
> >
> >Any experts out there on the cooling system?
> >
> >/JJ
> >
> >
> >
> >

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