

| Subject: | Re: New vanagon leaking coolant |
| From: | developtrust |
| Date: | Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:27:43 -0800 |
Check all your hoses. Also check under that back seat for the heater connections and valve. I recently replaced leaking rear heater valve & "O" ring at mileage 143,497. Dealer items [Valve $45.03 part #867 819 809 B "O" ring gasket $3.55 part #861 819 297 plus tax]. I also recently had a coolant hose spring a leak and replaced it with a generic hose from NAPA. If you want photos of both these repairs pmail me and I will send them to you or go to my maintenance page and scroll down to 11-26-03 and 1-12-04 http://members.cox.net/holisticdream/maintenancelog.html Good luck. Let us know what you find. William > Joel, > > > > I know that I have coolant leaking because I am losing it out of the tank > and I can see little puddles on the ground. I have only taken short > little > trips around town since having the water pump replaced. I will inspect > more > closely where exactly the leak is coming from. It seems to be coming off > the square piece with ridges, but I think it is coming from higher up. It > seems to be dripping in the middle or maybe a little bit left of the > middle. > I also notice that when I turn the rear heater I smell the coolant burning > (maple syrup type smell) and when I turn it off it goes away. I think the > heater core is a good possibility but I am at work and don't have a > screwdriver large enough to take off the cover to the heater. There > doesn't > seem to be any coolant on the floor though. As to the rest of your > suggestions I thank you and I will purchase the books and begin my > reading. > > > > Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions and don't be afraid to offer > more. > > > > Mike >
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